Kast defeated a Communist candidate to become one of the most rightwing presidents of Chile in decades.Right-wingers rise to power in the ‘Cone Sur’.With the return of Donald J. Trump to the White House, the Western Hemisphere is beginning to rid itself from the plague of socialism and communism.In the vital electoral battlefield of Chile, Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday (14).His election reflects worries over rising crime and migration, and takes the country in its sharpest rightward shift in decades.Reuters reported:“Kast secured a commanding 58% of the vote in a runoff with the government-backed leftist candidate Jeannette Jara, who won 42% and swiftly conceded.”The “Javier Milei” trend continues…Chile just elected Jose Antonio Kast as President, over communist Jeannette Jara.Kast – 58.2%Jara – 41.8%Kast will be the most right-wing president in decades. Great for free enterprise and for relations with the United States. pic.twitter.com/gH9lpW4VwN— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) December 15, 2025Pro-life, pro-family Catholic politician José Antonio Kast, a father of nine, has won Chile’s presidential election, defeating his communist rival. pic.twitter.com/ADiYQYn2Te— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) December 14, 2025“Throughout his decades-long political career, Kast has been a consistent right-wing hardliner. He has proposed building border walls, deploying the military to high-crime areas, and deporting all migrants who are in the country illegally.”In his victory speech, Kast pledged ‘real change’.“Without security, there is no peace. Without peace, there is no democracy, and without democracy there is no freedom, and Chile will return to be free of crime, anxiety and fear,” he said.”BREAKING: Thousands of Chileans flood the streets to celebrate the win of pro-Trump populist Jose Antonio Kast RistChile has defeated communism today. pic.twitter.com/czSBu8IJOQ— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) December 15, 2025Gracias Chile.A trabajar! pic.twitter.com/WsushQjR1D— José Antonio Kast Rist ️ (@joseantoniokast) December 15, 2025“His victory marks the latest win for the resurgent right in Latin America, with Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, and Argentina’s Javier Milei having risen to power before Kast. In October, the election of centrist Rodrigo Paz ended almost two decades of socialist rule in Bolivia.”Argentina’s Javier Milei: ‘the left recedes, liberty advances’LA IZQUIERDA RETROCEDELA LIBERTAD AVANZAVLLC! pic.twitter.com/TfXucNdCJY— Javier Milei (@JMilei) December 14, 2025Read more:In Chile, the right wins the majority in CongressThe post Chile’s New Rightwing President Jose Antonio Kast Makes Liberty Advance Over Socialism in Latin America appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.