FILE PHOTO: A man helps his wife cast her vote during the primary elections to select a candidate for president, in Santiago, Chile June 29, 2025. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza/File Photo
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile's presidential election kicked into high gear on Wednesday, as leading campaigns officially launched ahead of a November 16 contest which may signal a shift to the right for the mining powerhouse.
The election's top contenders are a left-wing coalition candidate from the Communist Party, Jeannette Jara, and conservative candidates including the Republican Party's Jose Antonio Kast, the far-right firebrand who lost the last run-off against current President Gabriel Boric in 2021 but is viewed as strongly positioned this time.
