Chile Elects Conservative President in Historic Shift

Chile has a new president named José Antonio Kast.

He is very conservative and won the election with 58% of the votes.

His opponent, Jeannette Jara, got 42%.

This election was important because it's the first time Chile had to vote with new rules that made voting mandatory and registered everyone automatically.

Many new voters, who are mostly younger and not very interested in politics, helped decide the election.

People were worried about crime and immigration, so they chose Kast because he promised to fix these problems.

Kast is known for supporting old, strict policies, but he tried to sound more moderate during the campaign.

Even though he won, many people are still unhappy with the political system in Chile.