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Far-Right Kast Leads Chile's Presidential Run-Off

12/11/2025

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  • Jose Antonio Kast, a far-right candidate, is poised to win the December 10 Chilean presidential run-off.
  • Kast's campaign centers on crime and immigration, promising security measures such as military deployment and border walls.
  • Such a victory would represent the first hard-right leadership since Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
  • Jeannette Jara, the center-left coalition candidate, has struggled on security and the economy.