Chile's Kast government bans 18/O marches, pressures left to condemn 2019 violence

Ahead of the seventh anniversary of Chile's 2019 social outbreak, President José Antonio Kast's government has denied march permits in the Metropolitan Region and omitted official acts, marking a shift from prior administrations. The governing coalition is also pressing left-wing groups to condemn the 2019 violence and question previous pardons, signaling a deliberate political strategy to reshape the commemoration's narrative.