Fuel crisis and protests pressure Chile's far-right president

Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast is facing mounting public anger, as rising fuel prices trigger transport strikes and protests across the country.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8193x5462+0+0/resize/8193x5462!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F57%2F7e653aad4c7b8e810540c25313e9%2Fap26309662592247.jpg' alt='A masked demonstrator prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail as police use a water cannon to disperse students protesting education policies, rising living costs and reduced sentences for people convicted of sexual offenses against minors in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 5, 2026.'/><p>Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast is facing mounting public anger, as rising fuel prices trigger transport strikes and protests across the country.</p><p>(Image credit: Esteban Felix)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6040144' />