Violent clashes between protesters and security forces on the streets of Chile this week could be playing into the hands of the far-right with a general election just one month away, experts say.
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Communist Contender Vaults Atop New Chile Presidential Poll
Philip Sanders, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Communist Party hopeful Daniel Jadue has jumped to the top of the latest opinion poll ahead of Chileâs presidential election in November.
About 20% of the people interviewed by Cadem would vote for Jadue, currently the mayor of the Recoleta neighborhood in Santiago, if the election was held this weekend, up from 11% at the end of April. He leaped above right-wing contender Joaquin Lavin, who saw his support rise to 16% from 10%.
The presidential race in Chile, which has the highest credit rating in Latin America, is wide open after elections earlier this month saw a slump in support for parties that have dominated government for the past 30 years. Independents and smaller parties on the far left faired better, leaving a deeply fractured political scene following a wave of protests in late 2019 against inequality.