Chilean presidential primaries

SANTIAGO, Chile - With a softening of his rhetoric and nods to the progressive sectors of Chile, conservative former leader Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014) defeated the left-leaning Alejandro Guillier in the run-off vote.

With the votes tallied, Piñera came out the clear winner with 54.5 percent compared to Guillier's 45.4 percent, a margin of victory that was much larger than expected.

SANTIAGO, Chile - The left-wing Broad Front coalition, a new group of parties whose candidate finished in a surprising third place in last month's election, said they will let their followers decide individually whether to throw their votes behind Alejandro Guillier, the left-leaning candidate facing conservative Sebastián Piñera in the run-off.