MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Sunday, May 31st 2026 - 21:19 UTC
“These 81 days have felt to many like 365, because many things happen, but I want to underline that we are moving forward through facts because this is a hands-on government,” Kast said
Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Sunday defended the first 81 days of his administration and reaffirmed his main campaign promises on security and migration, on the eve of his first “Cuenta Pública” address to the National Congress, scheduled for Monday in Valparaíso. The far-right leader took office on 11 March and faces on Monday his annual accountability address amid a sustained decline in approval ratings and on the eve of the first legislative test for his government, the Senate vote on the so-called tax megareform.
“These 81 days have felt to many like 365, because many things happen, but I want to underline that we are moving forward through facts because this is a hands-on government,” Kast said during the sixth edition of the “Presidente Presente” initiative, held in Valparaíso, seat of the Chilean Parliament 110 kilometres from the capital. The format, one of the ruling coalition's communications strategies, consists of citizen-led meetings with direct questions for the president. “The things we proposed during the campaign we will fulfil step by step, and we will confront illegal immigration step by step, and we will go after criminals step by step,” he stated.
