An electoral worker sits behind the ballot box at a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Chileans voted for a new president and parliament on Sunday, when a hard-right ex-lawmaker and Trump admirer looked set to win a polarizing presidential runoff against a member of Chile’s Communist Party.
Voters line up at a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition records a video during a meeting with local leaders in the La Pintana neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Voters line up at a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)A voter holds her ballot after choosing her preferences during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party, accompanied by his wife Maria Pia Adriasola, waves to supporters after early results in the general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristobal Escobar)Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party takes a selfie after voting, outside a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)A worker carries away a voting booth after polls closed during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition laughs while holding her ballot during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)A soldier walks with a voter inside a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Voters line up at a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)A nun votes during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristobal Escobar)Ballots sit on a table at a polling station during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Supporters of presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party react after the polls closed in general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)A child poses with a person dressed up as presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition after the polls closed during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition addresses supporters after early results in the general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party, accompanied by his wife Maria Pia Adriasola, waves to supporters after early results in the general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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