Matthew Malinowski and Oscar Medina, Bloomberg News
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(Bloomberg) -- Chiles leftist contender Gabriel Boric is leading the first presidential polls since last weeks vote that set the stage for the countrys most divisive runoff since its return to democracy three decades ago.
Boric got 39% of voter intention, same percentage as last week, according to a Cadem survey published late on Sunday. The conservative candidate Jose Antonio Kast garnered 33%, down from 39% previously, while 28% of respondents said they were undecided.
The poll numbers came a week after Kast got 28% of the vote in the first round, followed by Boric with 26%. Chileans will return to the polls on Dec. 19 for the second round of votes to decide on either of the two candidates.
The runoff is crucial for the future of the nations free-market economic model which has propelled growth yet left many behind. Boric backs higher taxes, better public services and more equality, while Kast wants lower levies, a stronger role for the private sector and law and order.
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