FILE PHOTO: Chile presidential candidate Gabriel Boric, of the left-wing coalition 'Apruebo Dignidad' (I Approve Dignity), arrives for a live televised debate in Santiago, Chile, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric has widened his lead in the final polls ahead of the Andean country's presidential election on Sunday, though the polarized race remains tight against ultra-conservative rival Jose Antonio Kast.
Ahead of the run-off ballot, two private polls seen by Reuters showed 35-year-old former student protest leader Boric edging ahead of Kast, 55, a far-right lawyer who has defended the legacy of military dictator Augusto Pinochet.
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