The far-right candidate José Antonio Kast has already voted and hopes that his compatriots will follow his example and go to the polls.
The polls for the elections in Chile will be open from 08:00 (11:00 GMT) to 18:00 (21:00 GMT); after that the vote count will begin. Therefore, the candidates for these electoral rounds invite the countrymen to go to the polls.
This was done by José Antonio Kast, 55, one of the seven candidates who aspire to succeed the current president, Sebastián Piñera. Kast, who is a far-right proposal for the Chilean people, said this Sunday that he expects “many people” to vote on the presidential election day in Chile.
Given this panorama, it is necessary to emphasize that there are around fifteen million Chileans, half of them undecided, who are summoned this Sunday to choose between seven candidates for the successor of President Sebastián Piñera.
“The main thing (is that) many people can attend to vote and that each one can speak freely,” said the candidate after casting his vote in the city of Paine, 37 km south of Santiago.
José Antonio Kast represents the Republican Party and defends the neoliberal economic model imposed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990), in search of a bare state that prioritizes private investment. In addition, he defends the traditional family and conservative values; however, it opposes positions that demand equal marriage, rejects abortion, and does not support feminist agendas.
“We have to save our opinions and hope that people cast their free vote, in an informed way and hopefully many people will go” to vote, he told the press that he was waiting for him after voting.
According to questioned polls in Chile – which by law have not been published for fifteen days – his candidacy is one of the favorites to go to the second round along with that of the young 35-year-old leftist deputy Gabriel Boric, both very close in voting preference . (I)
Paul is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment and general news. He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established herself as a respected voice in the industry.
