The Chilean candidate represents a class of Latin American politicians who appear more revolutionary than they really are.
Chile
CNN Chile host and La Tercera columnist Paula Escobar Chavarría covers the parallels between Chile’s 2021 presidential race and its 1988 referendum.
See how the competition between Gabriel Boric and José Antonio Kast is shaping up ahead of the December 19 second round.
"Several economies which were considered stable for a long time are all of a sudden in question," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Financial Times.
"Se nota que la polarización continúa y que Chile sigue caminando por un largo camino", dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA.
Chile’s presidential runoff will now be a race to the middle, as most voters want change but not radicalism. Can either candidate deliver?
Experts break down the winners and losers of the first round election.