#chilean-politics

[ follow ]
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Chile turns right: Kast inaugurated as nation's most conservative leader since Pinochet

There are certain issues which Kast will emphasize first, like immigration. He will take a very strong stand in controlling the borders, where he will probably increase the presence of the military. Dealing with this will be key to his success.
US news
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

Chile begins its most conservative era with Kast's emergency government'

Jose Antonio Kast became Chile's most right-wing president since democracy's return in 1990, reviving Pinochet-era symbols like the embroidered presidential sash and swearing religious oaths instead of formal promises.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Chile's new president has praised Pinochet, a dictator. What does it mean?

For critics, the crest was another expression of Kast's professed affinity for the former hardline leader. But as Kast is sworn into office on Wednesday, analysts question whether his embrace of Pinochet is nostalgia for Latin America's past dictatorships or whether it is simply a sign of frustration with the status quo.
World politics
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Jose Antonio Kast, the Pinochet fan about to swerve Chile to the far right

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidency with 58% of the vote by promising tough crime solutions, despite Chile's murder rate being relatively low compared to other Latin American countries.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

In Chile, Boric and Kast's relationship collapses just one week before the handover of power

Chile's incoming far-right president Jose Antonio Kast suspended the transition process with outgoing left-wing president Gabriel Boric over disputes regarding a Chinese submarine cable project and alleged lack of transparency about U.S. sanctions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Chile to fold luxury prison for Pinochet-era human rights criminals into public system

Inmates at an infamous high-security military prison in Chile, which houses the perpetrators of dictatorship-era human rights crimes, are set to lose their privileged conditions under plans to incorporate the prison into the public prison network. President Gabriel Boric announced on Monday that Punta Peuco is being transformed into a regular prison to help deal with overcrowding in the penitentiary system.
World news
[ Load more ]