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Betting Markets Have Boric As Strong Favourite A Week Out From Vote

CHILE

Political betting markets have leftist candidate Gabriel Boric as the strong favourite over right-winger Jose Antonio Kast ahead of the second round of the Chilean presidential election taking place on 19 December.

  • Boric stands with a 74.1% implied probability of victory, compared to 22.2% for Kast (the sum is not 100% as the market opened before the first round, meaning other candidates were inlcuded in the betting).
  • All opinion polls in December have shown Boric leading Kast by margins ranging from 2.3% to 13.9%.
  • The large number of 'Don't knows' as well as moderate are likely to decide the result, with both candidates having to tack to the centre during the second-round campaigning.

Chart 1. Implied Probability of Chilean Presidential Election Winner, %

Source: Smarkets

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