Rightwing candidate Evelyn Matthei leads polls in Chile

The Standards ballot, carried out between March 31 and April 2, signifies that the previous mayor of Providencia is in first place with 31 p.c of the vote, her finest consequence since March 2024.

She is adopted by José Antonio Kast, the candidate for the extremist Republican Occasion, who rose from 11 to fifteen proportion factors.

Tied for third place are former Inside Minister Carolina Toha, of the Occasion for Democracy, and libertarian Johannes Kaiser, each with 9.

In accordance with Standards, Toha rose one level in comparison with the earlier ballot, whereas Kaiser fell from 13 to 9.

Though she shouldn’t be a candidate for the La Moneda Palace, six out of each 100 respondents continued to say Michelle Bachelet as their favourite.

Jeannette Jara, who was nominated the day earlier than as its candidate by the Chilean Communist Occasion, seems to have two factors in her favor, as does Marco Enríquez-Ominami.

In a doable runoff, Matthei would win in all doable eventualities, in line with knowledge offered by Standards.

The survey additionally measured President Gabriel Boric’s job approval ranking, which stays secure at 29 p.c, though disapproval elevated by one level to 60.

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