SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Chileans are preparing to vote in Sunday's presidential election with eight candidates and marked by uncertainty.
For the first time in more than a decade, voting will be compulsory, greatly expanding the electorate and potentially reshaping a race that, according to recent polls, remains tight between the government's candidate, the communist Jeannette Jara, and far-right leader José Antonio Kast.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric is not eligible for re-election because the constitution prohibits consecutive four-year terms.
An expected surge in voter turnout -- after years of sustained abstention -- adds an unpredictable element to the outcome and will test the parties' ability to mobilize a broader and more diverse electorate.
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