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José Antonio Kast

President of Chile · Chile

Official portrait of José Antonio Kast, President of Chile, smiling, in a navy suit wearing the tricolour presidential sash with Chile's coat of arms, in a meadow under a blue sky; AI-extended version.
Archive portrait · Photo: Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 3.0 CL · Image credits
47.7% Approval · 49.7% Disapproval30-day average · 1 pollster (CB Global Data), Aug 2026 · see the polls ↓

In short

President José Antonio Kast faces opposition criticism, which revives his old tweets against Piñera and Boric, as a truckers' strike grows in Chile.12 Kast said the protesters blocking roads are unacceptable and that no one should be subjected to that.3 Kast announced a freeze on fuel prices, but the truckers' strike keeps growing, according to El Comercio.4 Sánchez of the Frente Amplio criticises Kast's upcoming trip to Asia; the PDG and the left ask him to stay in Chile.56 Kaiser defends the trip, saying the president's presence in the country is not necessary. The Senate president asks for a solution to the strike before the trip.78 On other topics, Elizalde accuses Kast of making light of Chileans' situation, and the opposition attacks Finance Minister Quiroz's remarks on Codelco in the Senate.910

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Popularity in the polls

Approval of José Antonio Kast (the latest poll in Wikipedia's list)

Last recorded collection: 09/11/2026, 12:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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47.7% Approval · 49.7% Disapproval

CB Global Data · 10 Aug 2026 · 4,047 interviews · see the poll ↗

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Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
CB Global Data10 Aug 202647.7%49.7%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 09/11/2026, 12:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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Headlines naming José Antonio Kast

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