With New Right-Wing President, Chile Shifts Toward Region’s Conservative, Pro-Trump Alignment

The inauguration of Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, is the latest milestone in a broader shift toward conservatism and pro-Trump alignment in the region.

By Emma Bubola

Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban Women’s rights activists in Chile are bracing as the most conservative president since the Pinochet dictatorship prepares to take office on Wednesday. José Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women’s rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics. Continue reading...

By Charis McGowan in Santiago

Chile turns right: Kast inaugurated as nation's most conservative leader since Pinochet

Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.

By John Bartlett

Chile’s new president has praised Pinochet, a dictator. What does it mean?

Experts say the views of newly inaugurated president Jose Antonio Kast reflect deep dissatisfaction with the status quo.

All About Jose Antonio Kast, Chile's New Hard-Right President

Jose Antonio Kast became Chile's president on his third attempt, becoming the country's most right-wing leader in over three decades by pledging a firm hand on security and order.

José Antonio Kast sworn in as Chile’s president in sharp rightward shift

José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday, marking the country’s most pronounced shift to the right in decades as voters, alarmed by rising insecurity, backed a broader conservative turn sweeping parts of Latin America. Kast takes over from left-wing President Gabriel Boric — to whom he lost the 2021 election — […]

By Newsroom

José Antonio Kast takes office as Chilean president

Milei will attend the ceremony in Santiago, but Brazilian President Lula da Silva canceled his trip La entrada José Antonio Kast takes office as Chilean president se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.

By Buenos Aires Herald

Chile: Kast arrives at La Moneda with a 90-day plan focused on security, fiscal cuts and migration

José Antonio Kast will be sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday with a pledge to lead an “emergency government” focused on security, the economy and migration control, as he seeks to turn his electoral mandate into early, visible action. His team has drafted a first 90-day roadmap combining administrative measures, regulatory changes and an initial batch of bills meant to show movement from the outset.