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Chile: Kast arrives at La Moneda with a 90-day plan focused on security, fiscal cuts and migration
José Antonio Kast will be sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday with a pledge to lead an “emergency government” focused on security, the economy and migration control, as he seeks to turn his electoral mandate into early, visible action. His team ...
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