(We publish an article by a Chilean comrade on Kast's rise to the presidency of the republic, a bridge between the Pinochet-led right of the past and contemporary fascist-style populism.) On 11 March, José Antonio Kast was inaugurated president of Chile. Within hours he had signed six emergency decrees, and whatever illusions remained about the post-dictatorship settlement were disposed of without ceremony.

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(We publish an article by a Chilean comrade on Kast’s rise to the presidency of the republic, a bridge between the Pinochet-led right of the past and contemporary fascist-style populism.) · On 11 March, José Antonio Kast was inaugurated president of Chile. Within hours he had signed six emergency decrees, and whatever illusions remained about the post-dictatorship settlement were disposed of…

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