José Antonio Kast’s rise to power will give the U.S. another strategic ally in Latin America, as he joins leaders from El Salvador to Ecuador to Argentina who are closely aligned with President Trump.

José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election, with experts citing growing Trump influence in Latin America as a key factor.

Leftist leaders have not won a single presidential election in Latin America this year as voters opt for change.

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to take the country to its sharpest rightward shift since the end of dictatorship in 1990.

Chile’s ultraconservative opposition candidate, José Antonio Kast, has secured a thumping victory in the presidential runoff election.

Security has become a top concern for voters across the region who are calling for iron-fisted measures. In Chile, the issue is pushing the country to the right.

Chile has became the latest Latin American country to ditch the left after voters, driven by fears of crime and migration, elected on Sunday their first far-right leader since the end of a vicious