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Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast's rollback of environmental rules

Thousands of people march across Chile to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s rollback of environmental rules

The Independent UK

Chile's new far-right president launches work on border barrier

A single bulldozer is carving a trench in the dusty desert of Chile's northern border zone

The Independent UK

How Chile's Free Market Miracle Survived a Resurgent Left

Outgoing President Gabriel Boric predicted that Chile would go from being neoliberalism’s “cradle” to its “grave.” His movement got buried instead.

Reason

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

The new president won office by promising to clean up crime, but his background is red rag to a bull for many

The Guardian - UK

Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban

The Guardian - UK

The Week Ahead (Mar. 9-15): China’s ‘Two Sessions’ to Conclude

Sci-tech innovation bond rules take effect, Nvidia to unveil next-generation AI chips at GTC

Caixin Global

US ambassador defends travel bans on 3 Chilean officials as a 'sovereign decision'

The U.S. ambassador to Chile is defending U.S. travel bans on three senior Chilean officials as a security move

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Chile impunity fears as riot officer who blinded protester walks free

Gustavo Gatica lost his sight in 2019’s nationwide unrest but, with a far-right president about to be sworn in, the man who shot the rubber bullets has gloated over his acquittal

The Guardian - US

Chile's far-right president-elect visits El Salvador mega-prison, plans to talk security with Bukele

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime

The Independent UK

Chile’s president-elect names staunch abortion opponent as gender equality minister

Far-right incoming president picked Judith Marín, who has publicly decried bills to decriminalise abortion, for the role

The Guardian - US

Millions of Venezuelans scattered across Latin America cautiously watch what comes next

Many of the 8 million Venezuelans scattered across the Americas received the news of their president's capture with caution

The Independent UK

‘The source of all life is here’: plan to mine lithium in Chilean salt flat sparks fears of water scarcity

The Colla Indigenous people claim Rio Tinto’s plans to extract the key mineral will harm fragile ecosystems and livelihoods

The Guardian - UK

Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away

Experts say José Antonio Kast able to ‘reactivate a dormant Pinochetism’ and warn more education needed on ‘horrors of dictatorship’

The Guardian - US

Colombia's Gustavo Petro Calls Nicolás Maduro a Dictator But Says No Evidence Links Him to Being a 'Narco'

After months of public solidarity and support for Maduro, Petro called the Venezuelan authoritarian leader a dictator for the first time.

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The Guardian - US

At least three authors withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

The Conversation

Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents

Chileans have elected the most right-wing presidential candidate since the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship over three and a half decades ago.

The Guardian - US

Chile’s new far-right head is latest Latin American leader to ride hardline wave to power

From the US to Hungary to Argentina, rightwing leaders are praising José Antonio Kast’s win in Chile’s presidential race

International Business Times UK

Jose Antonio Kast on Chile's Presidency Sparks Conservative Wave in Politics, Critics Question Democracy Ahead

Far-right hardliner José Antonio Kast has been elected Chile's next president after a decisive runoff victory, pledging deep spending cuts, tougher security, and mass deportations.

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Reason

Shootings at Bondi and Brown

Plus: Chile elects a right-winger, Jimmy Lai gets convicted, midair collision narrowly averted, and more...

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Right-wing Kast defeats leftist rival to become Chile's president

José Antonio Kast won 58% of the vote, defeating communist candidate Jeannette Jara. His victory marks Chile's most right-wing government since the dictatorship ended in 1990.

The Independent UK

Chile elects most right-wing government in 35 years

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The Independent UK

Chile elects far-right president on promise of migration crackdown

With over 95 percent of votes tallied, Kast garnered more than 58 percent, triumphing over his leftist rival

The Guardian - US

Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president

The son of a Nazi party member and an admirer of Pinochet, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants

The Independent UK

Chile’s election could reshape politics with most right-wing leader since dictatorship

Even if elected, it remains uncertain whether Kast can implement his more grandiose promises

The Guardian - US

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 volatility

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