SANTIAGO (Chile), Nov 17: A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of US President Donald Trump held the upper hand as Chile headed to a polarising presidential runoff against a member of Chile’s Communist Party representing the incumbent government. Jose Antonio Kast, an ultraconservative lawyer opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage, appears to be in pole position after nearly 70 per cent of votes went to right-wing candidates in Sunday’s first round, as many Chileans worry about organised crime, illegal immigration and unemployment in one of Latin America’s safest and most prosperous nations. Kast is a surprise front-runner who speaks fondly of aspects of the country’s period of dictatorship and broke with the traditional conservative party to found his own Republican Party. He

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