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Chile faces a deeply polarized presidential runoff between communist former labor minister Jeannette Jara and ultraconservative José Antonio Kast, a Trump admirer.

Neither captured a majority in Sunday’s first round, with Jara winning 26.7% and Kast securing 24.1% of the vote.

Voter anxieties over crime and immigration strengthen Kast’s law-and-order campaign, while Jara promotes an expanded social safety net.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile is headed to a tense presidential runoff after a closely fought first-round vote Sunday set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative, pro-Trump veteran politician, sharply polarizing the country between left and

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