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Coverage dated November 16, 2025

Chile: Far-right candidate Kast heads to runoff as presidential favorite

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Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast secured a spot in Chile's presidential runoff Dec. 14 with after a high-turnout election Sunday.

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  1. The Week

    Chile picks leftist, far-right candidates for runoff vote (opens The Week)

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    The presidential runoff election will be between Jeannette Jara, a progressive from President Gabriel Boric’s governing coalition, and far-right former congressman José Antonio Kast

  2. UPI

    Chile: Far-right candidate Kast heads to runoff as presidential favorite (opens UPI)

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    Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast secured a spot in Chile's presidential runoff Dec. 14 with after a high-turnout election Sunday.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Chile election: Jara and Kast on course for December runoff – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Chilean President Gabriel Boric has congratulated his government's communist candidate, Jeannette Jara, and far-right lawmaker Jose Antonio Kast as the pair seemed set for a presidential run off on December 14.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Chile heads to a presidential run-off between leftist, far-right candidates (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Leftist former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast set to face off in December run-off

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Chile: Far-left, far-right candidates proceed to runoff vote – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Communist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right opponent Jose Antonio Kast came first and second in Chile's hotly contested presidential election. They will face off in a runoff on December 14.

  6. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Leftist, far-right candidates go through to Chilean presidential run-off (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in Chile

  7. CNN

    Chile’s presidential race headed to tense runoff between communist and hard-right candidates (opens CNN)

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    The communist candidate of Chile’s center-left government, Jeannette Jara, and a hard-right veteran politician, José Antonio Kast, will vie for the country’s presidency in a runoff vote next month after neither gained a winning margin in a polarized election on Sunday, the government said.

  8. Americas Quarterly

    REACTION: Jara and Kast Head to Chile's Presidential Runoff (opens Americas Quarterly)

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    A Communist and a right-wing candidate will compete in the second round on December 14.

  9. The Guardian

    Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast favourite to become Chile’s next president after first round vote (opens The Guardian)

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    The ultraconservative lawyer is in pole position going into the second round election, after running a campaign with a distinctly Trumpian feel

  10. Americas Quarterly

    Chile: Meet the Candidates 2025 (opens Americas Quarterly)

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    Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast will face off in the December 14 presidential runoff.

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