
Mandatory credit: Presidency of Chile
Newly-inaugurated Chilean President José Antonio Kast delivers a speech on Wednesday, March 11 (GMT March 12), from the balcony of La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago.
The ceremony took place at the National Congress marking the formal transfer of presidential power. Kast won in December 2025 after securing around 58 per cent of the vote in a runoff with left-wing candidate Jeannette Jara.