Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump.

Many believe Kast will be the most right-wing president since Augusto Pinochet, who oversaw a 17-year dictatorship from 1973.

Chile has elected ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast, the son of a former Nazi Party member, as president, signaling a sharp break from Gabriel Boric’s pro-Palestinian stance

Ultra-conservative candidate José Antonio Kast led Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, positioning the country for a sharp turn to the right after four years of leftist governance.

Chile elects hard-right José Antonio Kast as president, marking sharp political shift with focus on security and immigration reform.

They resisted conquest first by the ancient Incas, then by the Spanish. They fought as the nascent Chilean state annexed their territories and as military dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet devastated their communities by terminating collective property, allowing for the confiscation and sale of their lands to forestry companies.