José Antonio Kast’s victory in Chile: a return to Pinochetism or a growing Latin American trend?

President Milei with the President-elect of Chile, José Antonio Kast. Photo credit: Government of the Argentine Republic December 14th, 2025 - one of the year’s biggest political shakeups in Latin America. It marks the election of José Antonio Kast in Chile, a member of the far-right Republican Party. He succeeds Gabriel Boric, student movement leader and member of the strongly left leaning Approve Dignity coalition, a sign of the stark change in Chilean voters’ attitudes. Kast’s rise and p...