Chile Turns Hard To The Right: José Antonio Kast Easily Wins Presidency
A major political current has many Latin American countries embracing right-wing politics
(Tyler Durden Reports) – In an election where the decisive themes echoed mounting concerns in the Americas and Europe, a conservative who’s vowed to crack down on illegal immigration and crime trounced his Communist opponent in Sunday’s presidential election in Chile. The result confirms a major political current that now has many Latin American countries embracing right-wing politics.
Image Kast/AP via El Pais
With 98% of the votes counted, 57-year-old José Antonio Kast was coasting to a 58%-to-42% clobbering of Jeannette Jara, a member of the Communist Party. Kast, a devout Roman Catholic and father of nine, will replace incumbent leftist President Gabriel Boric. It was Kast’s third presidential bid. Underscoring the comprehensiveness of his victory, Kast won all of Chile’s regions, including historic leftist strongholds.
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