I can’t reliably pull fresh “latest news” right now, but recent widely reported updates about Chile’s Republican Party (Partido Republicano, often abbreviated REP) include:
- Gains after the 2025 presidential election, but without majorities: Coverage described Jose Antonio Kast’s far-right Republican Party making strong advances in both chambers of Chile’s Congress after the presidential vote, but falling short of majorities and needing allies to pass reforms.[4]
- Coalition-building strategy among right-wing forces: Another report said hard-right parties were discussing a unified congressional candidate list (while keeping separate presidential campaigns), including the Republican Party as part of the arrangement.[1]
If you tell me what you mean by “latest” (e.g., “past 7 days” vs “past month”) and whether you care more about Chile politics broadly or REP specifically (Kast leadership, congressional results, or election strategy), I can narrow it down to the most relevant headlines.
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The ultra-conservative Republican Party won a majority on Chile’s new Constitutional Council, delivering a major blow to President Gabriel Boric’s transformative platform.
dev.nacla.orgChileans are voting in a presidential election on Sunday that's pitting the governing leftist coalition against an array of right-wing candidates and will also redefine the country's legislature.
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www.usnews.comThe Republican Party of Chile is a right-wing populist and conservative political party in Chile. Its founder and former leader is Chilean presidential candidat...
www.wikiwand.comChile's hard right political parties reached a preliminary deal to present a single list of candidates in this year's congressional election, while saying their presidential hopefuls will continue separate campaigns.
www.bloomberg.comKen Roberts, a professor of government with a specialization in Latin American politics at Cornell University says since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chile has been seen as one of Latin America's strongest democracies.
news.cornell.eduJose Antonio Kast's far-right Republican Party made strong gains in both chambers of Congress following Chile's Sunday presidential election, but fell short of majorities and will need to forge alliances to pass reforms.
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