The ultra-rightist Kast, an open Pinochet supporter who campaigned for the dictator's continuity at 22, now prepares to implement neoliberal mega-cuts and a heavy hand against migrants. His victory represents the tragic culmination of Boric's betrayals — from saving Piñera during the uprising to constitutional failure — which disarmed progressivism and handed power to fascism on a silver platter.
After four disastrous years of Boric's communism that brought mediocre growth, high unemployment and rising crime, Chileans overwhelmingly chose Kast's platform of fiscal responsibility, safer streets and border security. This landslide rejection of socialism follows similar defeats across Latin America, proving voters want economic growth and order over failed leftist experiments that breed violence and decline.
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