Chilean Mireya Garcia, 64, feels there is more at stake than usual in this Sunday's presidential election.
, who has defended the complex legacy of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet.
Since the dictatorship ended, Chilean elections have generally pitted moderate leftists against center-right candidates. The country has been known as an island of stability and orthodox policies in Latin America.Kast has praised Pinochet's market-oriented "economic legacy" and appealed to voters with proposals seemingly taken from the playbook of right-wing populist leaders like Brazil's Jairand former U.S.
"I was young, I took to the streets to call on the armed forces," said Oviedo, adding that she attended the Kast rally because she does not want a "communist" to become president.In response, hundreds of people thronged to a Santiago plaza, waving flags and chanting, some bearing the photos of those disappeared by the military regime.
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