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Chile election 2021

Leftist must overcome history to win Chile presidential run-off

25-11-2021 16:26 As Chile gears up for the presidential run-off between candidates from opposite ends of the political spectrum, one thing is for certain: history isn’t on the side of leftist contender Gabriel Boric.

Chile election 2021

Chile’s conservative candidate Kast builds out economic team

25-11-2021 15:44 Chilean presidential candidate expands team of economic advisers, including one from a centre-right rival he beat in Sunday’s election, as he seeks to broaden his business credentials.

Chile election 2021

Chile’s leftist contender adds key endorsement ahead of run-off

24-11-2021 15:38 Chilean presidential contender Gabriel Boric added a main endorsement to his campaign ahead of the December 19 run-off after Senator Yasna Provoste, who came out fifth in Sunday’s first round, threw her support behind him.

Chile election 2021

Kast vindicates Pinochet and vows to bring back ‘order’ to Chile

20-11-2021 09:36 Chile's far-right presidential candidate José Antonio Kast is leading the polls ahead of Sunday's election.

Chile election 2021

Uncertainty hangs over presidential race as Chile votes

20-11-2021 09:30 Seven candidates – ranging from the far left to extreme right – are in the running to be Chile’s next president, among them Pinochet admirer José Antonio Kast.

Chile election 2021

In anticipation of new constitution, Chile elects a president

19-11-2021 11:42 Two years after deadly protests that paved the way for Chile to finally shed its dictatorship-era constitution, elections take place Sunday for a new president to take over in a fast-changing political landscape.

Chile election 2021

Chile election puts free-market model at mercy of angry voters

19-11-2021 11:30 A politically polarised Chile holds presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to either overthrow an economic model installed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet or double down on its free-market ethos.

ELECTIONS 2021

Nation prepares to vote in bellwether election

12-11-2021 05:59 Country heads to the ballot box for crucial legislative elections that could determine President Alberto Fernández's ability to govern effectively for the next two years.

EDITORIAL

Prematurely Accelerating Serious Options

11-09-2021 15:25 All too many politicians have been trying to bring the 2023 presidential elections ahead to tomorrow, seeking to stampede voters into a premature “the people or the republic” polarisation and to nationalise the voting.