Right-wing Kast wins Chile presidential election

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Chilean voters have elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with official results showing Far-right Jose Antonio Kast with a thumping victory, and his rival quickly conceding defeat. With about 80 percent of the votes counted, Kast had 58 percent of the vote, an unassailable lead over Jeannette Jara, a Communist Party member heading a broad