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José Antonio Kast speaks after winning the presidential runoff election in Santiago, Chile, December 14, 2025.
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The news that José Antonio Kast, a longtime free-market and anti-communist figure in Chile, won that country’s presidency in a landslide on Sunday was met with some interesting international reactions.
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, had no official comment, though his diplomats privately scoffed that Chile was now back in the grip of “the United States empire” and would do its bidding.
About the Author
John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.
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The news that José Antonio Kast, a longtime free-market and anti-communist figure in Chile, won that country’s presidency in a landslide on Sunday was met with some interesting international reactions.
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, had no official comment, though his diplomats privately scoffed that Chile was now back in the grip of “the United States empire” and would do its bidding.
About the Author
John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.
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