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José Antonio Kast

President of Chile, 2026 to present

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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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Where José Antonio Kast sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to José Antonio Kast

Religious rightSeeks to shape law and politics by religious, often Christian, values.97%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.96%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.96%Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…92%

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