Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast has won a run-off election to become Chile’s 38th president, ousting the center-left government currently in power.
On Sunday, with nearly all the ballots counted, Kast prevailed with 58 percent of the vote, defeating former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara, a Communist Party politician who represented the governing center-left coalition.
Kast hailed the election results as a “broad mandate” to carry out his political agenda in a victory speech to supporters.
The result marks the latest victory for the far right in Latin America, which has seen a streak of right-wing leaders once considered political outsiders rise to power in countries like Argentina and Ecuador.
Kast campaigned on the promise of change. He said he would address voter concerns by carrying out crackdowns on crime and immigration, including through a campaign of mass deportation.
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Far-Right Candidate Jose Antonio Kast Wins Chile’s Presidential Election
12/14/2025
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