Kast, Chile and President

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Far-Right Candidate Jose Antonio Kast Leads Chile's Presidential Race
Chilean candidate Jose Antonio Kast is favored by analysts to win the country's presidency in a runoff next month, a sign of how his far-right anti-immigrant views have gained a wave of new support amid fears about increased crime.

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Presidential hopeful Jara attacks Kast as Chile’s run-off campaign begins
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Wave of Support: Jose Antonio Kast's Far-Right Revival in Chile's Presidential Runoff
Communism vs far-right—No clear winner in Chile presidential election; Jeannette Jara, José Kast to face off next month
Chile’s government announced that Jeannette Jara, the communist candidate backed by the center-left coalition, and José Antonio Kast, a veteran politician from the hard right, will face off in a presi...

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Trump-Style Candidate Heads to Runoff in Chile’s Election
Communist and far-right candidates head to Chile presidential run-off
Chile Votes in a Presidential Poll Pitting a Communist Against the Far Right
The starkly opposed front-runners are Jeannette Jara, a lifelong member of Chile’s Communist Party who defeated center-left contenders to represent the governing coalition, and José Antonio Kast, a ve...

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Chile's presidential race heads to a runoff between a communist and a pro-Trump conservative
Chile’s hard-right holds the upper hand as presidential election goes to a tense runoff

Hard-right former lawmaker José Antonio Kast leads in Chile's polarizing presidential runoff

A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump held the upper hand as Chile headed to a polarizing presidential runoff against a member of Chile's Communist Party representing the incumbent government.

Chile's far-right rises in Congress, but needs allies for reforms

Jose Antonio Kast's far-right Republican Party made strong gains in both chambers of Congress following Chile's Sunday presidential election, but fell short of majorities and will need to forge alliances to pass reforms.

Chile picks leftist, far-right candidates for runoff vote

The presidential runoff election will be between Jeannette Jara, a progressive from President Gabriel Boric’s governing coalition, and far-right former congressman José Antonio Kast

Chile vote sets stage for cautious market rally on strong far-right showing

The outcome of the first-round vote in Chile's presidential election should be positive for the peso, stocks and bonds, analysts said on Monday, expecting this could potentially pave the way for more market-friendly initiatives.
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