José Antonio Kast overtakes mainstream conservatives in polls as left backs Communist candidate in presidential race ...

Saddled with an unpopular incumbent president, Chile's left has made a bold choice to contest a resurgent right in November's ...

Chileans overwhelmingly elected Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, on Sunday to be the incumbent government's candidate and face off against a field of right-wing contenders in ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate ...

Chile’s congress is debating a bill that would exempt foreign residents from paying a fine if they fail to vote in November’s presidential election, unlike Chileans. The opposition is crying foul.

The country’s volatile mixture of flourishing and fury holds lessons that apply far beyond Chile’s neighbourhood. The centre-left primary held on Jun 29 illustrates what is at stake. The early ...

By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Center-leftist Michelle Bachelet promised major tax and education reforms to help ease Chile's social divisions after sweeping back to power with a huge ...