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SANTIAGO: Chileans began voting Sunday in their fourth election in 18 months, this time to choose a new president among seven candidates, with the winner overseeing the drafting of the country's first post-dictatorship constitution. The election marks the most wide open contest since the 1990s, and may well buck Chile's traditional political cycle, with the.
Chile is electing its new President Sunday. But to be more accurate and since no candidate looks poised to a first-round victory, what the South American country is voting for is just the shortlist for Dec. 19 s runoff.
Chile is choosing its next president as the country prepares to rewrite its Pinochet-era constitution. Two diametrically opposed politicians are leading the race, which will likely be decided in the runoff round.
Presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections began in Chile with high attendance at the polls amid the Covid-19 pandemic.The elections are taking place in a particularly polarized environment, and the elected President will govern the .