Far Right Holds Chile Hostage
The ultra-conservative Republican Party won a majority on Chile’s new Constitutional Council, delivering a major blow to President Gabriel Boric’s transformative platform.
dev.nacla.orgHere are the most recent notable developments connected to Chile’s Republican Party (Partido Republicano / “Republicans”), led by Jose Antonio Kast:
Hard-right Republican Party advances in Chile’s legislature (Reuters, Nov 17, 2025)
Reuters reported that Kast’s Republican Party made significant gains in both chambers of Congress after Chile’s presidential election, but did not win outright majorities—meaning it would need allies to pass reforms. The report also notes that some gains came at the expense of Chile’s established right-wing coalition, and highlights the Partido de la Gente / anti-establishment upstart dynamic in the legislature.[4]
Pact for a unified congressional list (Bloomberg, Apr 14, 2025)
Bloomberg reported that Chile’s hard-right political parties—including the Republican Party—reached a preliminary agreement to present a single list of candidates for the congressional election, while maintaining separate presidential campaigns for their candidates.[1]
Background / what to look for next
Recent coverage frames the Republican Party less as an isolated insurgent force and more as a major bloc within the Chilean right that must negotiate coalitions in Congress to enact reforms.[4]
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