Chile Elections : 101 Guide
On Sunday, Chileans will vote for a new president, as well as for all the seats in the lower house and half of the Senate . According to polls, Jeannette Jara , from the Communist Part y representing the center left coalition , and José Antonio Kast , a right-leaning candidate from the Republican Party, are favored to advance to the second round on December 14. It is unlikely that any candidate will receive 50% of the valid votes needed to win the presidency in the first round . Since the two candidates with the next highest support, Johannes Kaiser and Evelyn Matthei, are from the far ...