THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - The Iran War Is Sinking Chile’s New President
José Antonio Kast entered office with a commanding mandate. An overseas conflict ended his honeymoon in two weeks. The post The Iran War Is Sinking Chile’s New President appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America The Iran War Is Sinking Chile’s New President José Antonio Kast entered office with a commanding mandate. An overseas conflict ended his honeymoon in two weeks. José Antonio Kast had not been president of Chile for two weeks before a war on the other side of the world began to tank his administration. Kast took office on March 11 with a commanding electoral mandate and a net approval rating of about 20 points. By the end of the month, however, his approval had already slipped underwater. The immediate cause had little to do with anything Kast had done. Chileans were furious about the surge in fuel prices caused by…Open