{"id":10370,"date":"2025-12-15T11:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=10370"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:38:48","slug":"petro-claims-fascism-is-rising-in-chile-after-election-of-jose-antonio-kast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=10370","title":{"rendered":"Petro Claims Fascism is Rising in Chile After Election of Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Original article: \u201cTriste que los pueblos elijan su Pinochet\u201d: Petro acusa avance del fascismo en Chile y dice que jam\u00e1s dar\u00e1 la mano \u201ca un nazi\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the rise of fascism in Chile following the runoff election where Republican Party candidate Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast<\/a> emerged victorious.<\/p>\n

After the official results were announced, the Colombian leader expressed his dissatisfaction on social media, mentioning that a tweet warning about an ideological shift in Latin America had been blocked, though he did not specify whether it was due to a decision by the platform or a technical failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the south and from the north come the winds of death,\u201d wrote the progressive leader, pointing to the fact that far-right Argentine President Javier Milei shared a map displaying countries governed by right and left.<\/p>\n

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Por el sur y por el norte vienen los vientos de la muerte. <\/p>\n

Atenti Grancolombianos, vienen por nosotros y debemos resistir con la espada de Bol\u00edvar en alto y paso de vencedores.<\/p>\n

Me han bloqueado mi trino sobre la derrota progresista en Chile, espero se recupere. https:\/\/t.co\/iRWu5fmZjI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

In response to the election results, Petro called for internal political mobilization, especially among those who uphold the Bolivarian ideals.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtenti, grancolombianos, they are coming for us, and we must resist with the sword of Bol\u00edvar held high and in a victorious stride,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u00abI Will Never Shake Hands With a Nazi or a Son of a Nazi\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n

Continuing his comments on Kast\u2019s election as Chile\u2019s president for the 2026-2030 term, Petro responded to a post by Hassan Nassar, a member of the Democratic Center Party, who remarked that the pendulum has returned to its place following the elections in Chile.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pendulum doesn\u2019t return to its place because the Chilean people have always been progressive; from the depths of the oceanic south, the arrows of Arauco stopped the Spaniards,\u201d Petro asserted.<\/p>\n

He further expressed his rejection of the rise of fascism in Latin America with Kast\u2019s ascension, highlighting Kast\u2019s Nazi ancestry, his Pinochetist affinity, and his ultraconservative positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cFascism is on the rise; I will never shake hands with a Nazi or a son of a Nazi; they are death incarnate,\u201d he affirmed, expressing regret that the Chilean people elected the Republican leader, whom he compared to dictator Augusto Pinochet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sad that Pinochet had to impose himself by force, but it\u2019s even sadder now that people choose their Pinochet: elected or not, they are children of Hitler, and Hitler kills nations. It\u2019s the demon against life, and every Latin American knows how to resist,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake care of Pablo Neruda\u2019s grave, I mentioned in the censored tweet. Near his grave and in his house, I was happy, and I saw the starry skies and the distant stars shimmer blue, but I was not abandoned at all,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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El p\u00e9ndulo no vuelve a su lugar porque siempre el pueblo chileno fue progresista; desde lo m\u00e1s profundo del sur oce\u00e1nico, las flechas de Arauco frenaron a los espa\u00f1oles.<\/p>\n

Ya me censuraron el trino que escrib\u00ed, pero dije all\u00ed y lo repito, volvieron a matar al presidente. <\/p>\n

El\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/hKaSVLgnG9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Kast, 59, founder of the Republican Party and a staunch opponent of left-wing governments, will become the first openly Pinochetist leader to reach La Moneda in a democratic election. He will receive the presidential sash on March 11 from current president Gabriel Boric.<\/p>\n

Following the runoff results, the political landscape in South America is undergoing a reorganization. Currently, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile comprise the bloc of countries governed by right-wing forces.<\/p>\n

In contrast, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela make up the group of leftist governments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n