Polls close in Chile presidential race expected to steer country to the right

Chileans voted Sunday in a runoff presidential election that looked set to mark the sharpest rightward shift of the South American country since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. Even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate whose radical views lost him the past two elections is almost certain to become Chile’s next leader. 

Dec 14, 2025 - 22:00
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Polls close in Chile presidential race expected to steer country to the right
Chileans voted Sunday in a runoff presidential election that looked set to mark the sharpest rightward shift of the South American country since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. Even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate whose radical views lost him the past two elections is almost certain to become Chile’s next leader. 

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