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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Charis McGowan in Santiago

Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

People marching with orange flares
A rally for International Women's Day in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday. Photograph: Esteban Félix/AP

Women’s rights activists in Chile are bracing as the most conservative president since the Pinochet dictatorship prepares to take office on Wednesday.

José Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women’s rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics.

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