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Sat 12 Dec 2009Chile expected to move right in presidential poll
FOR THE first time since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship two decades ago, Chile looks set to elect a right-wing president and end 20 years of rule by the centre-left Concertación coalition.
Billionaire Sebastián Piñera is leading in all opinion polls ahead of a first round of voting tomorrow and though he is likely to face a runoff against his closest challenger he is favourite to win the presidency after a second round in January.
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