President José Antonio Kast Takes the Reins in Chile

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Issue Mar 25-31 2026: The first month of the far-right Kast administration in Chile was a feverish dash, with a blitz of measures, protests, controversies, and backpedaling. He withdrew support for former President Michelle Bachelet’s candidacy for Secretary-General of the United Nations, hiked fuel prices, halted “regularization” of the status of almost two hundred thousand migrants, slashed student aid, and moved to eliminate gender equality measures. He also faced protests and saw his approval numbers begin to collapse. Pundits and commentators had thoughts.

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