Santiago, Nov 17, 2025 (AFP) - Leftist, far-right candidates advance to Chilean presidential run-off

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2025-11-17

Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in Chile's presidential run-off after topping the first round of voting in an election dominated by fears of violent crime. With 99 percent of the results from Sunday's poll counted, Jara, a 51-year-old communist running on behalf of an eight-party coalition, won 26.85 percent of votes against 23.93 percent for Kast, the Servel electoral service said. But......

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