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President of ChilePolitics1966–

José Antonio Kast

Founder of Chile's Republican Party and president since March 2026, a conservative Catholic who has openly praised Pinochet's legacy. He pledges to expel irregular migrants, toughen sentences, cut spending and lower corporate taxes, and opposes abortion.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
National Liberalism
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Portrait: José Antonio Kast
1966–
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal36.2%
    Unitary63.8%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy41.2%
    Autocracy58.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security70%
    Liberty30%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation76.2%
    Multicultural23.8%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force67.5%
    Negotiation32.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention23.8%
    Interventionist76.2%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Private
    Public18.8%
    Private81.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction16.2%
    Markets83.8%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism22.5%
    Free trade77.5%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular11.2%
    Religious88.8%
  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive6.2%
    Traditionalist93.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration61.3%
    Ecologist38.7%

What distinguishes José Antonio Kast

Largest median distance

Economic coordination

This position is 45.1 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 61% State directionJosé Antonio Kast 16% State direction

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 0.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 36% FederalJosé Antonio Kast 36% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.