The presidential run-off election on Dec. 17 is expected to be a tight contest between Pinera and Guillier. (Esteban Felix/Associated Press)SANTIAGO, Chile — Billionaire Sebastian Pinera once looked set to easily win Chile’s presidential runoff and swing the country back to the right. “Since (Guillier) is not very popular, he has tried to turn the election into a referendum on Pinera. As a former president, Pinera has high negatives,” said political scientist Patricio Navia of New York University. To Pepe Auth, a Chilean electoral expert, “this will be the most uncertain election in the history of Chile.”Copyright 2017 The Associated Press.

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