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The Guardian - UK
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Tom Phillips in Visviri

‘We need an iron fist’: the Trump-inspired favourite to win Chile’s election

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José Antonio Kast is tipped to gain 23% of votes on Sunday, according to current polling figures. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Even before José Antonio Kast popped into his high-altitude restaurant for a plate of alpaca ribs, Carlos Valdebenito Pacheco was set on voting for the ultra-conservative favourite to become the next president of Chile.

“Without a doubt – 100%,” enthused the 55-year-old waiter from Visviri, an isolated Andean outpost more than 4,000 metres above sea level on Chile’s triple border with Bolivia and Peru.

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