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Chile’s hard-right holds the upper hand as presidential election goes to a tense runoff

A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump appeared poised to win a polarizing presidential runoff against a member of Chile’s Communist Party representing the incumbent ... Read More

The Rise of Chile’s Hard Right

On November 16, Chile held its first general election since former student movement leader Gabriel Boric won the 2021 presidential runoffs as a candidate of a promising new left coalition. This time, ... Read More

Chile: Far-right candidate Kast heads to runoff as presidential favorite

Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast secured a spot in Chile's presidential runoff Dec. 14 with after a high-turnout election Sunday. Read More

Chile's election sets up a stark left–right showdown

Chile heads to the polls on Sunday, in a fiercely polarized election that mirrors the region's struggles with crime, inflation, and economic stagnation. Read More

Chile votes in a presidential poll pitting a communist against the far right

Chileans voted for a new president and parliament on Sunday in a contest expected to favor the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organized crime and immigration. It’s the first of ... Read More

Chile’s most polarized presidential race in decades boosts the right and divides immigrants

Chileans face perhaps the starkest choice in the history of their country’s young democracy when they vote next month in a presidential runoff that pits hard-right José Antonio Kast against communist ... Read More

Polls open in Chile's presidential vote pitting a communist against the far right

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Polls opened in Chile, with over 15 million obliged to vote on Sunday for president and parliament. It’s a pivotal contest between a left-wing incumbent and hard-right ... Read More

Explainer-Chile's presidential elections: Who is running and what is at stake

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chileans will head to the ballot box on Sunday to elect a new president in a vote that is pitting the governing leftist coalition against an array of right-wing candidates at a ... Read More

Chile's polarized presidential election heads to a second round

Supporters of presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition watch results come in during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday. (Natacha Pisarenko | AP) SANTIAGO, ... Read More

Chile's election sets up a stark left-right showdown

News update: For results from Sunday's election in Chile, you can visit this new story published Monday. SANTIAGO, Chile — This Sunday, Chileans head to the polls in a general election to vote for a ... Read More