With just over 25% of the tables counted, the Republican Party’s right-wing favorite, José Antonio Kast, wins in the runoff election by more than 20 points which takes place in Chile and whose opponent is the official candidate. Jeannette Jara.
Kast received 59.83% of preferences (just over 1,795,000 votes) to Jara’s 40.17.
At 6:00 p.m. (the same time as in our country) the elections for this Sunday, December 14th were closed. in the Chile went to the polls to fulfill that second round of his presidential electionand decide who will succeed Gabriel Boric as president.
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They had already voted by midday Kast, whom almost all polls classified as the big favorite and also as the official candidate Jeannette Jara (PC).
Both candidates had come first in the first election in November, and although Jara had a slight advantage on that occasion, It wasn’t enough to avoid the runoff electiona situation that seriously complicates things since there were two other right-wing candidates with possibilities in the first round and now the entire universe converges on Kast’s candidacy.
The Chilean electoral service stated that more than 15 million voters They were entitled to vote this Sunday. The main candidates have already started voting and, speaking to the press, spoke of “a better future for Chile” and called it “Citizenship Day.”
“Whoever wins today will appropriately respect the results and contribute to what is to come,” said the PC candidate after casting her vote, adding: “I hope that we have a better future for Chile, without hatred and fear being the main thing.”.
Jara, who had a slight advantage in the November election, figured she would already have an advantage if elected preliminary list of possible ministers and officials who could accompany them in government. “We have great teams with people who have experience,” he assured.
“There are no surplus people in our country, we are a great country”he then expressed, emphasizing the importance of reaching agreements for the good of citizens, emphasizing that “opposing everything doesn’t work.”
Kast and Jara concluded the campaign with safety as a key focus
Kast also cast his vote and emphasized this “Today is the day of citizenship, not politics”. “It is clear to me that whoever wins must be the president of all Chileans,” he noted, alluding to previous statements by the incumbent president. Gabriel Boric.
“We hope that in the first 90 days (of his eventual administration) we can lay the foundations“But not all problems will be solved in these 90 days,” he said, explaining that if he wins, he will resign from the Republican Party, although not immediately.
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