Independent from Spain in 1818, Chile was a stable republic until the 1973 coup by General Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende and began a dictatorship marked by torture and free-market reforms. Democracy returned in 1990. Protests in 2019 led to two failed attempts to rewrite the constitution, and José Antonio Kast’s conservative government took office in 2026.
Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.
A conservative lawyer and former deputy who long championed strict law and order and free-market policies. He took office as president in 2026.
José Antonio Kast sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly religious on religion and strongly free market on economy.
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Augusto Pinochet Ruler of Chile, 1973 to 1990
Gabriel Boric President of Chile, 2022 to 2026
Michelle Bachelet President of Chile, 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018
Pablo Neruda Chilean poet and diplomat, 1904 to 1973
Salvador Allende President of Chile, 1970 to 1973
Sebastián Piñera President of Chile, 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2022Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.
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