In Chile, the election for a new president will go into a second round on 19 December after none of the seven candidates managed to secure the necessary 50% needed to win outright.
Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast will face left-wing former student leader Gabriel Boric in the run-off.
The election is one of the most polarised in recent decades and comes after mass anti-government protests.
Mr Kast described it as a choice between “liberty and communism”.
Mr Boric, meanwhile, said he was fighting “for democracy, for inclusion, for justice”.
With 97% of the votes counted, Mr Kast was in the lead with 27.94%, followed by Mr Boric with 25.75%.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
