José Antonio Kast won the runoff election and will become the next president of Chile. In the elections this Sunday, December 14th Republican Party candidate Have one A lead of almost 20 points over her opponent Jeannette Jaraof the Communist Party/Unity for Chile.
Although Jara was almost three points ahead of Kast in the first round, In the runoff, the candidate managed to reverse the trend and received the undisputed majority. As of November 16, Jara had received almost 27% of the vote, while Jara reached almost 24%.
In the second round The Republican candidate managed to gain support from different industries, that’s how it will be Successor to Gabriel Boric. He The handover of command will take place on March 11th.
About 20, The outgoing president and the president-elect communicated via a televised call. “I want you to know that I have communicated to all my employees that they are ready for a transfer that corresponds to what the Chileans deserve,” said Boric e invited Kast to a meeting this Monday at the Palacio de la Moneda.
After 95.18% of the tables have been counted, the share of votes in Chile’s elections to elect the next president is as follows:
José Antonio Kast He was running for his third presidential election (after 2017 and 2021) as leader of the Republican Partyalso supported by the Christian Social Party. In 2021 he won the first round, but lost to incumbent President Gabriel in the runoff.
He is a lawyer and was a deputy. On the political stage he is a reference for the conservative law.
Kast proposes turning irregular migration into a crime and wants to promote mass expulsions.
Another central theme in Kast’s campaign was the public safetywhere he suggests Relentless plan to stop organized crime. This plan calls for the creation of maximum security prisons with total isolation for drug lords and tougher sentences for members of criminal gangs.
One of his notable proposals is to review the application of the legitimate defense aimed at this “End the criminalization of victims who defend themselves”. Despite his harsh approach, the conservative expressed his opposition to the death penalty and considered life imprisonment to be the harshest punishment.
In the Businessthe Republican candidate sparked criticism when he proposed a Tax cut by $6 billion in 18 months. Although he did not elaborate on the formula, he plans to reduce costs by eliminating officers who received their positions through accommodation and by regulating the issuance of medical licenses.
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