Chile elects Kast as president
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Conservative Kast’s victory in Chile suggests a hard-right, pro-Trump surge across Latin America
Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump.
Kast easily beat leftist presidential candidate Jeannette Jara, steering the country its farthest rightward since the military dictatorship ended.