"Chile elected its next president on Sunday: Jose Antonio Kast, a 59-year-old lawyer and leader of the far-right Republican Party, won with 58.1% of the vote, with 99% of the ballots counted. His opponent in the runoff election the communist Jeannette Jara, a 51-year-old lawyer and left-wing candidate garnered 41.3%, the worst result for progressives since the return to democracy in 1990."
"At some point, you too will come to know what the loneliness of power means, Boric told him. Kast, for his part, thanked Boric for the call, invited him to a very orderly transition, and asked to count on his opinions starting on March 11. Later, at his first rally in the district of Las Condes, Kast, in a conciliatory tone, praised his rival Jara (I recognize her courage) and said that there are good and bad people on both the right and the left."
Jose Antonio Kast, a 59-year-old lawyer and leader of the far-right Republican Party, won Chile's presidency with 58.1% of the vote as 99% of ballots were counted. His opponent, communist Jeannette Jara, a 51-year-old lawyer and left-wing candidate, received 41.3%, the worst result for progressives since 1990. Kast is the first president who has not distanced himself from Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship to occupy La Moneda Palace. He will succeed Gabriel Boric on March 11. The victory consolidates a conservative shift in Chile and parts of South America and raises uncertainty about how radical his policies may be. Kast and Boric held a cordial phone call and agreed on an orderly transition; Kast urged unity and praised his rival's courage.
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