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Partido Republicano (Chile)

Partido Republicano (Chile)

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Chile picks José Antonio Kast in a 20-point runoff blowout, turning the page on the Boric era

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Kast’s party and the engine of the hard-right campaign

Chile's presidential race ended decisively on December 14 when José Antonio Kast defeated Jeannette Jara by about 20 points in the runoff. The country chose a mood: fear of crime and anger over disorder. Now, two months before his March 11 inauguration, Kast has unveiled a 24-minister cabinet dominated by technocrats and independents rather than party loyalists—a signal that he intends to govern pragmatically despite his hardline campaign rhetoric.

Updated Feb 6