Far-right José Antonio Kast favored to win as Chile votes in presidential runoff
Trump-inspired former congressman expected to succeed Gabriel Boric but compulsory voting could create volatilityChileans will head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff in which the favourite is a Donald Trump-inspired candidate who has pledged to build a wall along the country’s...
<p>Trump-inspired former congressman expected to succeed Gabriel Boric but compulsory voting could create volatility</p><p>Chileans will head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff in which the favourite is a Donald Trump-inspired candidate who has pledged to build a wall along the country’s borders to keep migrants out.</p><p>José Antonio Kast, 59, an ultra-conservative former congressman who has built his campaign on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/jose-antonio-kast-trump-inspired-frontrunner-chile-president">a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants</a>, faces Jeannette Jara, 51, a former labour minister under the current centre-left president, Gabriel Boric, 39.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/14/chile-presidential-election">Continue reading...</a>
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