Economics

Chile Vote Poised to Deliver a Clash of Political Extremes

Voters at a polling station during the presidential election in Santiago on Nov. 16. — Voters at a polling station during the presidential election in Santiago on Nov. 16.
Photographer: Tamara Merino/Bloomberg

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By Matthew Malinowski

November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated on

November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM UTC

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Chileans are voting on Sunday to elect a president as one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations faces the unfamiliar challenges of high crime, clandestine migration and a torpid economy.