FILE PHOTO: From L-R: Chilean Presidential candidates Gabriel Boric from left-wing 'Apruebo Dignidad' (I Approve Dignity) coalition, Jose Antonio Kast from far-right Republican Party, Yasna Provoste from center left-wing 'Nuevo Pacto Social' (New Social Pact) coalition, Sebastian Sichel from the ruling right-wing 'Chile Podemos Mas' (Chile We Can More) coalition, Eduardo Artes from left-wing Union Patriotic Party, and Marco Henriquez-Ominami from left-wing Progressive Party take part in a live televised debate, in Santiago, Chile, November 15, 2021. Chileans go to the polls in the first round of presidential elections on November 21, 2021. Esteban Felix /Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile is headed for a polarized presidential election runoff next month after hard-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast finished on top in the first-round vote on Sunday, ahead of leftist lawmaker and former protest leader Gabriel Boric.
With nearly 97% of the vote counted, Kast had won 27.94% of ballots versus 25.75% for Boric, with a sizeable gap between them and the rest of the field, although both were well short of the majority needed to win outright.
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