SANTIAGO, CHILE - A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chile's military dictatorship and a former student protest leader were headed t
SANTIAGO, Chile Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum received the most votes Sunday in Chile's presidential election but failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what's likely to be a polarizing runoff in the region's most advanced economy.
(Bloomberg) Conservative Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast and leftist rival Gabriel Boric appear set to square off in a runoff next month, setting the stage for a hyper-polarized vote.
With 30% of ballots counted, Kast had 29.1% of the vote followed by Boric with 23.
SANTIAGO, Chile Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum received the most votes Sunday in Chile's presidential election but failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what's likely to be a polarizing runoff in the region's most advanced economy.
A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chile’s military dictatorship and a former student protest leader were headed to a polarizing presidential runoff after both failed to garner enough votes to win the South American country’s election outright. José Antonio Kast finished Sunday’s presidential election first with 28% of the vote compared to 26%…