Kast, 59, was just behind frontrunner leftist Jeannette Jara in Sunday's first-round presidential election but analysts broadly expect him to pick up most of the votes from three other right-wing candidates who fell short, some of whom endorsed him or appeared beside him as the results came out.

Left-wing presidential contender Jeannette Jara opened Chile’s run-off campaign with sharp attacks on far-right rival José Antonio Kast, calling him an “authoritarian” with little to show for his years in Congress.

One is the stone plinth in the city's Plaza Italia, the central square where protesters battled nightly with police, torching buildings and braving bird shot. The bronze statue of 19th-century Chilean war hero Gen. Manuel Baquedano was defaced, then taken down for what authorities promised would be a quick restoration.

Chileans go to the polls Sunday to elect their next president and Congress in a first-round vote where security is front of mind. Chileans have a growing perception that their country’s security is deteriorating,

A surge in violent crime looks set to dominate presidential elections Sunday in Chile, where the far-right is riding high with promises to crack down on transnational gangs and carry

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