Chile's Kast jumps to early lead in election, second-round likely
The Hindu
With 10.89% of the vote counted, Mr. Kast had received 29.3% of ballots versus 23.61% for leftist Gabriel Boric, his main opponent.
Jose Antonio Kast, a right-wing former congressman who has promised a harsh crackdown on crime, jumped to an early lead on Sunday evening in Chile's most divisive presidential election since the country's 1990 return to democracy.
With 10.89% of the vote counted, Mr. Kast had received 29.3% of ballots versus 23.61% for leftist Gabriel Boric, his main opponent. If that trend held it would mean the two candidates would head for a second-round run-off in December.
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