Pinera, Guillier to contest runoff in Chile election: official

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Chilean presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera prepares to cast his vote during the presidential election in Santiago on November 19, 2017./ AFP/

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera and leftist former TV journalist Alejandro Guillier will contest a runoff second round in Chile’s presidential election next month, officials said Sunday.

Pinera, a former president, held a commanding lead of 36.6 percent to Guillier’s 22.6 percent with more than three quarters of the votes counted after the first round.

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