Far-right populist, ex-protest leader set for runoff vote in Chile’s presidential election
Republican party’s José Antonio Kast set to win first round with 28% of the vote
By John Bartlett in Santiago
he far-right populist José Antonio Kast is on course for a convincing victory over former protest leader Gabriel Boric in the first round of Chile’s presidential election.
With more than 90% of the votes counted, Kast led Boric by 28% to 25.6%. The two will meet in a runoff next month. Chileans also voted for a new congress in the general election.
Polling showed far-right Republican party candidate Kast had pushed into an unlikely lead over the last month, and he has ultimately been able to draw support from across the right to take victory in this first round.
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Chile: Gabriel Boric To Face Jose Antonio Kast on Dec 19 Runoff
With over 92,75% of the votes counted, the top two candidates, Boric and Kast, will face off in a runoff election set for December 19.
In Chile’s first-round presidential elections, former student leader for the leftist Apruebo Dignidad coalition Gabriel Boric has obtained over 25% of the vote, whereas far-right lawyer for the Partido Republicano Jose Antonio Kast has won 28% of the vote, meaning the two will face off in a tense runoff in just over three weeks.
In third place, populist outsider candidate Franco Parisi earned just over 13% of the vote, and in fourth and a close fifth, Christian democrat Yasna Provoste snagged just over 12% and center-right candidate Sebastian Sichel earned just under 12% of the vote, respectively.
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