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Partido Comunista de Chile

Partido Comunista de Chile

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Chile picks José Antonio Kast in a 20-point runoff blowout, turning the page on the Boric era

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Jara’s home party; lightning rod in the runoff messaging war

Chile's presidential race ended decisively on December 14 when José Antonio Kast defeated Jeannette Jara by about 20 points in the runoff. The country chose a mood: fear of crime and anger over disorder. Now, two months before his March 11 inauguration, Kast has unveiled a 24-minister cabinet dominated by technocrats and independents rather than party loyalists—a signal that he intends to govern pragmatically despite his hardline campaign rhetoric.

Updated Feb 6