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Jose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the Republican party, speaks during a closing rally ahead of runoff elections in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the Republican party, speaks during a closing rally ahead of runoff elections in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Fabiola Zerpa \/ Bloomberg News<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chilean assets gained Thursday as the lead that left-wing presidential candidate Gabriel Boric held over conservative Kast appeared to be tightening, according to unofficial polls circulating in the market. , Bloomberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chile\u2019s former presidential candidate Franco Parisi offered his support to conservative Jose Antonio Kast, hours ahead of Sunday\u2019s presidential runoff, arguing left-winger Gabriel Boric had \u201cpersistently attacked\u201d his party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a video posted in his Twitter account, Parisi, who came third in the first round of the presidential vote last month, vowed his party would vote for Kast after an internal consultation Friday showed 61% support for the conservative candidate versus 6% for Boric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The support is crucial for what\u2019s seen as a tight race where Boric is leading. Recent surveys show Kast was narrowing the gap in a country with an ongoing project to rewrite the constitution after unprecedented social upheaval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Partido de la Gente — Parisi\u2019s party, known as PDG– \u201cspoke loud and clear,\u201d he said in video posted in his twitter account. \u201cTomorrow a large part of the PDG will vote for Kast. I follow my collective, who opted for Kast.\u201d Parisi added Boric has done a \u201clot of damage\u201d by attacking the PDG, and failed to explain his presidential plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parisi, a celebrity economist, campaigned entirely via social networks from his residence in Alabama and nevertheless finished in third place with 12.8% of the first round vote in the final tally of Nov. 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chile\u2019s presidential elections, the most polarized in years, will determine if the country follows up with its free-market economy or turns left with more regulation and social spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Fabiola Zerpa from Bloomberg News Copyright \u00a91999-2021 Petroleumworld or respective author or news agency. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Petroleumworld.com Copyright \u00a92021 Petroleumworld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BloombergJose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the Republican party, speaks during a closing rally ahead of runoff elections in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. By Fabiola Zerpa \/ Bloomberg News SANTIAGOPetroleumworld 12 19 2021 Chilean assets gained Thursday as the lead that left-wing presidential candidate Gabriel Boric held over conservative Kast appeared to …<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"http:\/\/www.petroleumworld.com\/baners_2020\/horizontal_motorola_dec_english_Add-Mineria-04-EN.jpg\")
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