Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast elected Chile's new president

Jose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the far-right Republican Party, won the Chilean presidential runoff election, becoming the country's new president, said the electoral authorities on Sunday. The current president, Gabriel Boric, also congratulated him on his victory.

Kast would take office on March 11, 2026. During the election campaign, he focused his policy efforts on public security, advocating building high-security prisons and increasing punishment for criminal groups to maintain law and order. He also plans to deport illegal immigrants on a large scale and strengthen control over border areas.