Chile presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigning ahead of Sunday vote


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Dec 2017

A combination photo shows Chilean presidential candidates Alejandro Guillier, on December 14, 2017, and Sebastian Pinera, on December 13, 2017, in Santiago, Chile. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's presidential hopefuls were to wrap up campaigning on Thursday, three days ahead of a tight runoff election whose outcome will determine whether the world's top copper producer will turn to the right or maintain its centre-left track.

Voters on Sunday will choose between billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera and centre-left senator and journalist Alejandro Guillier. During the November first-round election, a surprise surge by harder leftists confounded pollsters, sent markets plummeting and set the stage for a tighter-than-expected runoff.

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