José Antonio Kast
A conservative lawyer and former deputy who long championed strict law and order and free-market policies. He took office as president in 2026.
José Antonio Kast sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly free market on economy and strongly nationalist on nation.
Where José Antonio Kast sits on eight dimensions
Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.
Leaders most like José Antonio Kast
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Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister, 1979 to 199083%
Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present82%
Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to present81%
Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary, 1998 to 2002 and 2010 to 202680%Leaders furthest from José Antonio Kast
Political views closest to José Antonio Kast
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