http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ce51db5100179dea https://verfassungsblog.de/elections-chile-2025/ A Familiar Dynamic Full of Unknowns - On the General Elections in Chile Kaufmann, Rodrigo eng 2025-11-18 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Authoritarian Populism Authoritarianism Chile Chile elections protests Chile Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 This past Sunday, Chile held general elections. Sunday’s results and forecasts suggest that José Antonio Kast of the far-right Republicanos will become Chile’s next president in the run-off on December 14. With the country currently experiencing a drive towards political extremes and instability, Kast’s presidency could unfold in two directions: it might either produce a Bukele-like regime focused on law and order that would potentially do away with democracy and the rule of law; or it could face the rapid growth of popular opposition to his austerity plans, possibly in the form of street protests.