Elections in Chile: Polarization?

CHILE - Report 01 Dec 2017 by Robert Funk

Now that the dust has settled and the campaign for the run-off has truly begun, only two things are certain: the race between Sebastían Piñera and Alejandro Guillier is a toss-up (the latest polls have them basically tied) and Chile has become increasingly and perhaps dangerously polarized. Judging by last week’s results, it seems that Chile, a country with a historically strong political center, has opted for two extremes. Is this the case, and why?

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