First results from the 2nd round in Chile give Kast a wide advantage; Polling stations for the second round of presidential elections in Chile began to close this Sunday at 6pm local time
The began, on Sunday night (14), to count the votes in the election to meet its new president. Chileans choose Gabriel Boric’s successor between the moderate communist Jeannette Jara, who represents a left-wing coalition, and the far-right former deputy José Antonio Kast, a strong favorite in the polls.
Polling stations for the second round of presidential elections in Chile began to close this Sunday at 6pm local time (same time in Brasília). The Electoral Service (Servel) expects a quick count of votes. Around 16 million voters were called to vote compulsorily, for the first time with a fine of up to 100 dollars (R$527, at current rates).
promised an “emergency government” to combat organized crime, while Jara seeks to continue the policies of outgoing president Gabriel Boric, in whose government he served as labor minister.
