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Chile votes in presidential race expected to lurch country to the right
Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast leads polls with a tough-on-crime platform, appealing to voters amid rising concerns over security and migration, with nearly 15.6 million registered voters.
- On December 14, Chileans vote in a runoff expected to produce the sharpest rightward shift since 1990, pitting José Antonio Kast against Jeannette Jara with nearly 15.6 million registered voters.
- Security worries have surged, driving voter decisions as more than 60% of Chileans cite security as top issue amid organized criminal groups and migrants, while President Gabriel Boric's low approval weakens the coalition.
- Promising mass deportations and spending cuts, Kast seeks to reassure security-minded voters; he pledged $6 billion in public spending cuts, deporting over 300,000 undocumented migrants and expanded the army's role, finishing first round with 23.92% and consolidating right-wing support while dodging specifics on pardoning Miguel Krassnoff.
- Markets reacted to the first-round outcome as the Chilean peso strengthened and MSCI's Chile equity benchmark surged, but the Republican Party lacks a congressional majority, requiring Kast to negotiate with moderate right-wing allies.
- With about 20% undecided or planning blank ballots, uncertainty remains as Kast's mandate depends on his margin of victory and initial results are due early Monday with around 15.8 million eligible voters.
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The Independent (US)How Chile’s election could shift politics toward the right
Even if elected, it remains uncertain whether Kast can implement his more grandiose promises
·London, United Kingdom
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The first results should be known shortly after the closing of the polling stations tonight.
·Montreal, Canada
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Chileans are voting today in presidential elections that can lead the government to ultra-conservative government José Antonio Kast. All polls give him as a virtual winner of elections in which he faces Jeannette Jara, the progressive candidate nominated by the outgoing government of Gabriel Boric.Continue reading...
·Granada, Spain
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The polls opened throughout the country in an election marked by the campaign tension and the weight of immigration control and organized crime in the public debate
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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