Chile's presidential candidates head to run-off in Dec

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Leftist former labour minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast were leading the country's presidential race, according to partial results, which show them heading to a December run-off. With 52.39 percent of the results counted, Jara, a 51-year-old communist running on behalf of an eight-party coalition, was on 26.58 percent, compared to 24.32 percent for Kast, the Servel electoral