Chile votes in a presidential poll pitting a communist against the far right

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : On the surface, Sunday's election offers Chileans a dramatic choice between two extremes: Jeannette Jara, 51, a card-carrying communist and former labor minister in the left-wing government, and, among other right-wing contenders, José Antonio Kast, 59, an ultraconservative lawyer and former lawmaker who opposes abortion and vows to shrink the state.
44% : Polls show that foreigners overwhelmingly favor the right -- especially Venezuelans who fled their repressive socialist government.
43% : Taking a page from the playbook of President Javier Milei in neighboring Argentina, Kast vows to shrink the public payroll and slash corporate taxes in a bid to revive a stagnant economy that has slowed the pace of job creation as immigrants flood the labor market.

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