Buenos Aires, 17 December (H.S.): Chile's far-right president-elect José Antonio Kast vowed Tuesday to endorse any situation culminating in the ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, whom he branded a narco-dictator culpable for economic implosion and mass exodus straining Latin America's borders.

Fresh from a resounding Sunday runoff triumph over leftist rival Jeannette Jara—securing all 16 regions on pledges to deport over 300,000 undocumented migrants, erect northern barricades, and deploy troops against surging crime—Kast pivoted to Argentina for his inaugural foreign foray, huddling with libertarian President Javier Milei at Casa Rosada.

Milei, an early well-wisher lauding the verdict as a bulwark for life, liberty, and private property, found kinship in Kast's anti-migrant zeal, which echoes Trump's wall-building ethos amid Chile's homicide spike and Venezuela-fueled inflows.

Kast disavowed Chilean boots on Caracas soil yet framed Maduro's demise as a continental boon, even for Europe, while prior self-deportation rhetoric snared few takers as Peru rebuffs returns; his ascent caps a rightward surge shadowing Milei's Argentina, El Salvador's Bukele, and Ecuador's Noboa.

Outgoing President Gabriel Boric, post-transition parley, eyes handover protocols for March 11, 2026, as Kast tempers firebrand tones with unity pledges amid Pinochet-era specters haunting his Nazi-fugitive father's legacy.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar