Left-wing presidential contender Jeannette Jara opened Chile’s run-off campaign with sharp attacks on far-right rival José Antonio Kast, calling him an “authoritarian” with little to show for his years in Congress.

Polls show Jara with strong support in the first round of voting. But will that carry her through a likely run-off?

The presidential runoff election will be between Jeannette Jara, a progressive from President Gabriel Boric’s governing coalition, and far-right former congressman José Antonio Kast

Chile will head to a presidential runoff election on Dec. after leftist candidate Jeannette Jara edged conservative José Antonio Kast to secure the top two spots in Sunday's general election. The winner will succeed Gabriel Boric Font.

Polling stations closed in Chile's presidential elections, with governing coalition candidate Jeannette Jara securing a first-place finish that positions her to become the country's first Communist Party candidate to reach a runoff. (2431-CHILE-ELECTION/POLLS CLOSING)

Chilean presidential candidate Jeannette Jara vowed on Sunday (November 16) to strengthen immigration controls and pursue organized crime by lifting banking secrecy laws, while directly challenging her runoff opponent José Antonio Kast for refusing to support financial transparency measures.

Current world news includes Chile's leftist candidate Jeannette Jara leading in presidential polls, Abramovich's legal battle over a Jersey investigation, and India's arrest in connection to a Delhi car blast.