Polls Open in Chile’s High-Stakes Presidential Runoff Pitting a Communist Against an Arch-Conservative

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SANTIAGO (AP) — Polling stations open for a polarized presidential runoff in Chile.

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This Saturday at 16:00 hours in Chile the presidential runoff 2025 was officially launched, in which Jeannette Jara (Pacto Unidad por Chile) and José Antonio Kast (Republican Party) confront to define the new president or president of Chile. Undersecretary of Foreign Relations, Gloria de la Fuente, confirmed the opening of tables in Oceania and delivered the number of registered to fund abroad. “We have 160,935 Chileans registered abroad to vote…

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On Saturday afternoon, at 4 p.m. in Chile, the presidential run-off process was formally launched, where Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast are facing the vote of Chileans in New Zealand. For these elections, as the authorities pointed out, 160,935 connationals will be able to vote in foreigners. And the first to do so were those who have as their voting venue approved establishments in Wellington and Auckland. On this occasion, as explained b…

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Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast has reached the second round with a wide lead in the polls against the government's candidate, the communist Jeannette Jara.

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The second round of Chile’s Presidential Elections 2025 will be held on Sunday, December 14, and Chilean citizens living abroad will be able to exercise their right to vote in the United States. Election day at U.S. consulates and polling stations will be governed by the local time of each city, without following Chile’s time. The polling stations will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 6:00 p.m., operating for a period of approximately 10 hours. Th…