Far-right populist looks set to win first round of Chile’s presidential election

Republican party’s José Antonio Kast leading ex-protest leader Gabriel Boric with more than half of votes counted

The far-right populist José Antonio Kast is on course for a convincing victory over former protest leader Gabriel Boric in the first round of Chile’s presidential election.

With more than 50% of the votes counted, Kast led Boric by four percentage points. If the trend is maintained, the two will meet in a runoff next month. Chileans also voted for a new congress in the general election.

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