Chile Joins the Latin American Move to the Right

La Presse

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The wide-ranging victory of the extreme right in the presidential elections in Chile confirms a right-wing turn in Latin America, responding to a demand for radical security measures and against irregular immigration, on the model applied by Salvadoran Presidents Bukele and American Trump.

Il Post

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José Antonio Kast's victory in Chile is only the last example: it has to do with criminal groups, Donald Trump's influence and a pendolo.

El Universo

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The victory of ultra-rightist José Antonio Kast in Chile follows the path of other great Latin American countries that have turned in recent years towards conservatism such as Bolivia and Argentina.

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The broad victory of the far right in Chile's presidential elections confirms a turn to the right in Latin America, in response to a demand for radical security measures and against irregular migration, with a model inspired by Bukele and Trump. "The right has not won any presidential election this year" in the region, highlighted AFP Guillaume Long, a researcher at the Washington-based Center for Economic and Political Studies (CEPR) in stateme…