Chile picks Jeannette Jara to face off against right-wing presidential field

Chileans overwhelmingly elected Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, on Sunday to be the incumbent government's candidate and face off against a field of right-wing contenders in ... Read More

Chilean communist scores surprise win in primary vote as battle with far-right looms

Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate rival to clinch over 60% ... Read More

Runoff looms in Chile as far-right Kast leads presidential vote | Elections News - Al Jazeera

A far-right former congressman is leading Chile’s presidential election and looks likely to face a runoff with a former student activist. With nearly 97 percent of the vote counted on Sunday ... Read More

Boric defeats Kast in Chile presidential election - The Washington Post

Former student activist wins Chile’s presidential election. Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric, 35, defeated far-right populist José Antonio Kast to become the country’s youngest leader ... Read More

Chile headed for divisive election run-off as far-right surges

SANTIAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Chile is headed for a polarized presidential election runoff next month after hard-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast finished on top in the first-round vote ... Read More

Chile's far-right Kast leads in first round of presidential election as runoff looms

SANTIAGO — Chile is headed for a polarized presidential election runoff next month as hard-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast held the lead in the first-rou… Skip to Content ... Read More

Jose Antonio Kast Takes Lead in Chile Election - The Daily Beast

A far-right, anti-migrant populist who has been compared to Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead in the first round of Chile’s presidential election. According ... Read More

Chile PRESIDENTIAL Face-off | COMMUNIST Jeannette Jara to take-on Trump-backed FAR-RIGHT Candidate

Communist candidate Jeannette Jara has won Chile’s leftwing primary with over 60% of the vote, setting up a high-stakes presidential showdown against far-right frontrunner José Antonio Kast—often ... Read More

Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff

Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff Increased turnout expected in runoff election between far-right and social-democratic candidates. Read More

Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast takes lead in Chile's elections

Far-right fiscal conservative José Antonio Kast and left-wing former student activist Gabriel Boric will run in the second round for the Chilean presidency next month, two years after anti ... Read More

A far-right candidate is the front-runner in Chile's presidential election : NPR

REEVES: When Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was elected, Kast wasted no time in visiting, says Funk. As for Donald Trump, Kast has a less strident style than him, but he shares some ... Read More

Younger women in Chile shun far-right candidate, may decide runoff election - NBC News

Chile's women, mainly younger, are shunning far-right presidential candidate José Antonio Cast in the runoff against leftist Gabriel Boric. Read More