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Chile: President-elect José Antonio Kast appoints two former Pinochet lawyers to cabinet

Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast has announced the appointment of two former lawyers of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet to key positions in his incoming government. Fernando Barros, 68, will serve as Minister of Defense, while Fernando Rabat, 53, will head the Ministry of Justice......

Spain congratulates Chile’s newly elected president José Antonio Kast

The Spanish government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo have congratulated José Antonio Kast on his decisive victory in Chile’s presidential elections. Sánchez praised Kast’s win and highlighted Chile......

Chile heads to Presidential election amid security fears and Far-Right surge

Chileans will vote on Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election dominated by rising fears over organized crime and a powerful surge from the far right, which could return to power for the first time since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in 1990. Voting is compulsory, and authorities......