Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
Al Jazeera
Kast’s victory is seen as part of a trend of right-wing victories across Latin America, including in Argentina.
Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast has won a runoff election to become Chile’s 38th president, ousting the centre-left government currently in power.
On Sunday, Kast prevailed in a preliminary tally, defeating former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara, a Communist Party politician who represented the governing centre-left coalition.
Jara and her coalition, Unity for Chile, conceded defeat shortly after the polls closed in the South American country.
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.
The tally also marks a significant comeback for Kast himself, the 59-year-old leader of the Republican Party. The 2025 election marks his third attempt to win the presidency — and his first successful bid.
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