Conservative Jos Kast Sworn in as Chiles President Following Defeat of Communist

Chile’s President Jose Antonio Kast and his wife Maria Pia Adriasola wave to supporters from the balcony of La Moneda presidential palace after his inauguration in Santiago, Chile, on March 11, 2026. Esteban Felix/AP PhotoConservative José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday, following his landslide election victory against a communist candidate in December.Kast, who leads the Republican Party of Chile, took the oath of office at the National Congress in the coastal city of Valparaíso, with the ceremony attended by dozens of heads of state and high profile individuals.