Jose Antonio Kast, a far-right lawmaker who has a history of defending Chile's military dictatorship, finished first with 28% of the vote compared to 25% for former student protest leader Gabriel Boric. A candidate who ran virtually from the U.S. without stepping foot in Chile led the pack of five other candidates trailing far behind.
Boric, 35, would become Chile's youngest modern president. He was among several student activists elected to Congress in 2014 after leading protests for higher quality education. Running as the head of a broad alliance that includes Chile's Communist Party, if elected he says he will raise taxes on the "super rich" to expand social services and boost protections of the environment.
A fervent Roman Catholic and father of nine, Kast has also taken aim at the outgoing President Sebastian Pinera for allegedly betraying the economic legacy of Pinochet, which his brother helped implement as the dictator's central bank president. Whoever wins will take over a country in the grips of major change but uncertain of its future course after decades of centrist reforms that largely left untouched Pinochet's economic model.
Teresa Mardones, 60, said she usually has voted for the left, "but the uncertainty Chile is experiencing has forced me to vote for Kast."
Pretty funny how our far left media calls normal people far right. Also funny how the far left thinks that they have a responsibility to push their ideologies beyond our border.
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