Far-right populist looks set to win first round of Chile’s presidential election
by John Bartlett from World news | The Guardian on (#5S6C0)
Republican party's Jose Antonio Kast leading ex-protest leader Gabriel Boric with more than half of votes counted
The far-right populist Jose 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 50% of the votes counted, Kast led Boric by four percentage points. If the trend is maintained, the two will meet in a runoff next month. Chileans also voted for a new congress in the general election.
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