Kast’s Landslide Win Propels Chile Into US-Led Conservative Orbit

Jose Antonio Kast during an election night rally in Santiago on Dec. 14.Photographer: Tamara Merino/Bloomberg

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By Matthew Malinowski, Antonia Mufarech, and Carolina Gonzalez

December 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM UTC

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December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM UTC

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Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidency by a landslide Sunday, harnessing voter anger over crime and migration to drive the country into its most dramatic rightward shift in decades.