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Far-Right Candidate Surges to Win Runoff Spot in Chilean Presidential Election
A new poll shows far-right candidate José Antonio Kast and left-wing reformer Gabriel Boric tied at 39% ahead of next month’s runoff, prompting one observer to note that “there is no time for defeatism when barbarism is knocking at your door.”