Chile elected far-right President José Antonio Kast after he promised to reduce crime. Here & Now ‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks ...

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

General Augusto Pinochet, the strongman who imposed a reign of terror on Chile from 1973 to 1990, must be smiling in his ...

The latest good news comes from Chile. José Antonio Kast is the new president. The European press has already labeled him "far-right," which undoubtedly means he's a normal, conservative guy with ...

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Jose Antonio Kast seeks to revive Chile’s cooperation with Israel and has been repeatedly critical of the past government’s ...

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 has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran ...

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