Voting Ends in Chilean Presidential Election That Roiled Markets
- Sebastian Pinera failed to gain commanding lead in first round
- First results expected about 7 p.m. (5 p.m. EST) Sunday
Chilean soldiers inspect the facilities at a polling station at the Amunategui highschool in Santiago on December 15, 2017 ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
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Voting has closed in the second round of Chile’s presidential election that is too close to call after billionaire Sebastian Pinera failed to win a commanding lead in the first round, roiling the local stock market.
Polling stations closed at 6 p.m. (4 p.m. EST), with the first official results expected about an hour later from the Electoral Service. There are no exit polls in Chile.