Chile: Thousands of students take to Chilean streets over planned education budget cuts.

SHOTLIST: SANTIAGO, CHILE (MAY 14, 2026) (ANADOLU - ACCESSN ALL) 1. STUDENT PROTESTORS THROWING OBJECTS AT POLICE VEHICLES AS RIOT POLICE SPRAY TEAR GAS AT DEMONSTRATORS (TWO SHOTS) 2. PROTESTORS THROWING ROCKS AT RIOT VEHICLE 3. GARBAGE BIN ON FIRE 4. VARIOUS OF STUDENTS MARCHING ON STREETS, CARRYING LARGE BANNERS AND CHANTING SLOGANS 5. POLICE OFFICERS STANDING BY BEHINDE VEHICLESANTIAGO, CHILE - MAY 14, 2026: Thousands of high school and university students took to the streets of Santiago, Chile, on Thursday, May 14, to protest against plans announced by President Jose Antonio Kast to reduce funding for the education system. The demonstration saw clashes between protesters and police as students marched through the capital, calling on the government to protect public education and reverse the planned cuts. On Dec. 14, voters in Chile also handed a decisive win to far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, signaling the country’s sharpest turn to the right since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship over three decades ago. Kast won with 58.17% of the vote, while his leftist opponent, Communist Party member and former Labor Minister Jara, got 41.83%. Kast, an ultraconservative lawyer and former legislator, campaigned on a hardline law-and-order platform, calling for an “iron fist” to restore public security. A devout Catholic, he is known for his opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage and has openly expressed admiration for former military ruler Pinochet.