Chile general election first round: Polls close and vote count begins

The polling stations for the presidential election in Chile start closing in Santiago, and the vote counting begin to elect the successor of the leftist Gabriel Boric. The favorites, according to surveys conducted before the blackout period, are the leftist Jeannette Jara, affiliated with the Communist Party, and the far-right José Antonio Kast, closely followed by the libertarian Johannes Kaiser. IMAGES