A young girl waves a Palestinian flag during the "Chile Sings Palestine Against All Forms of Violence" festival, in Santiago, on Oct. 25, 2023. (Credit: Guillermo Salgado/AFP) A young girl waves a Palestinian flag during the "Chile Sings Palestine Against All Forms of Violence" festival, in Santiago, on Oct. 25, 2023. (Credit: Guillermo Salgado/AFP)
For the first time since the end of the dictatorship in 1990, a figure nostalgic for the Pinochet era has risen to the highest office in Chile. On Dec. 14, José Antonio Kast won the presidential election by a wide margin, confirming a sharp ultraconservative shift in South America. Opposed to abortion, contraception, same sex marriage and even divorce, the Catholic politician and defender of a traditional family model, who has nevertheless sought a more conciliatory tone since his victory, is also likely to break with the diplomatic approach of his predecessor, the progressive Gabriel Boric.The recall of the ambassador from Tel Aviv, support for the genocide complaint filed by Pretoria against Israel before the International Court of Justice, and Israel’s exclusion from the International Air and Space Fair were among the measures that...
For the first time since the end of the dictatorship in 1990, a figure nostalgic for the Pinochet era has risen to the highest office in Chile. On Dec. 14, José Antonio Kast won the presidential election by a wide margin, confirming a sharp ultraconservative shift in South America. Opposed to abortion, contraception, same sex marriage and even divorce, the Catholic politician and defender of a traditional family model, who has nevertheless sought a more conciliatory tone since his victory, is also likely to break with the diplomatic approach of his predecessor, the progressive Gabriel Boric.The recall of the ambassador from Tel Aviv, support for the genocide complaint filed by Pretoria against Israel before the International Court of Justice, and Israel’s exclusion from the International Air and Space Fair were among the measures...
