Chile elects hard-right José Antonio Kast as president, marking sharp political shift with focus on security and immigration reform.

Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump

Sunday's election makes Chile the latest country in Latin America to decisively swing from the left to the right, following Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama. Peru, Colombia and Brazil face pivotal elections next year.

Chile heads to a presidential runoff on Sunday, with far-right contender José Antonio Kast — a supporter of former dictator Augusto Pinochet — tipped to win.

They resisted conquest first by the ancient Incas, then by the Spanish. They fought as the nascent Chilean state annexed their territories and as military dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet devastated their communities by terminating collective property, allowing for the confiscation and sale of their lands to forestry companies.

Chile has became the latest Latin American country to ditch the left after voters, driven by fears of crime and migration, elected on Sunday their first far-right leader since the end of a vicious

José Antonio Kast’s rise to power will give the U.S. another strategic ally in Latin America, as he joins leaders from El Salvador to Ecuador to Argentina who are closely aligned with President Trump.

Chile's state-owned energy company, ENAP, has signed a landmark agreement with four Argentine firms to import crude oil from the Vaca Muerta region.