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Kast's Ascent: Chile's Sharp Political Shift Explained
Kast's Ascent: Chile's Sharp Political Shift Explained As Chileans prepare to vote, Jose Antonio Kast, an ultra-conservative ex-lawmaker, is favored to win the presidency, having previously lost due to his radical views.Despite the electoral support for various right-wing factions, Kast's controversial stance on immigration and heightened security contrasts sharply with the moderate ecosystem previously dominating post-dictatorship Chile.Kast's …
The ultra-conservative candidate José Antonio Kast is the favourite of the second round of the presidential election which opposes him on Sunday to the communist Jeannette Jara, former minister of the outgoing left-wing president, Gabriel Boric.
This Sunday, December 14, Chileans must return to the polls to elect the new president in a second round that confronts totally antagonistic candidates. Left candidate Jeannette Jara, and the candidate of the ultra-right, José Antonio Kast, compete for being the successor of the current left-wing president, Gabriel Boric, who leaves office on March 11, 2026. With this election, which is carried out with a mandatory vote for all Chileans authoriz…
The ultraconservative José Antonio Kast is credited with a large advance by the polls.
This Sunday, the citizenry faces the balloting: José Antonio Kast or Jeannette Jara. While the Republican candidate arrives at the second round installed as a favorite according to the polls known until before the ban and with a political deployment already planned for the afternoon of 14-D, he keeps in reserve the fine details of his itinerary for the day of the vote. Both have chosen in the last hours after the closing of the campaign to slow …
A few hours after the second round of elections that will take place on Sunday 14, Chile is heading for a ballot marked by a strong political polarization between the ultra-right and the left. The voting tables will open at 8:00 a.m. (Chile time) and close at 6:00 p.m., after which a quick count is expected that will allow to know the first results during the night. In conversation with Radio Uno, journalist Ximena Astudillo, from El Mostrador, …
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