Álvaro Vargas Llosa is a Senior Fellow of the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. His latest book is “Global ...

In a runoff held on Dec. 14, 2025, José Antonio Kast, a Republican Party ex-congressman and two-time former presidential ...

José Antonio Kast, the candidate of the far-right Republican Party, prevailed over Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party of ...

Chile’s electorate took a sharp right turn on December 14, electing José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party as its next ...

With a 16.6-point lead, the far-right candidate won the second round of elections held today, December 14 , making Kast the President-elect of Chile. This ...

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José Antonio Kast has won Chile’s presidential election, with the far-right leader getting about 58% of the vote in Sunday’s ...

"I'm worried about the tone of the country, because it goes far beyond the campaign," Cardinal Fernando Chomali of Santiago ...

Kinley Salmon, our Latin America correspondent, wonders if José Antonio Kast’s victory signals a clear shift to the right ...

Chile's bishops congratulate José Antonio Kast on his presidential victory, urging him to foster dialogue and trust amid ...

Kast has also been a keen admirer of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, which was rife with human rights abuses ...

HAVANA TIMES – The recent victory of Jose Antonio Kast in the runoff of the 2025 presidential elections, where he decisively ...