Far-right opposition candidate Jose Antonio Kast has taken an early lead over his centre-left rival, Jeannette Jara, in Chile’s presidential run-off election, according to early results. With 25.37 ...

Chile’s government announced that Jeannette Jara, the communist candidate backed by the center-left coalition, and José Antonio Kast, a veteran politician from the hard right, will face off in a ...

Chile’s congress is doubling down on plans to compel everyone to vote in this year’s presidential election, imposing a fine on people who fail to do so. That’s good news for ultra-conservative ...

Chile’s presidential election is heading to a run-off in December, in a showdown between leftist former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast. With about 83 percent of ...