Rallies in Santiago as Chile presidential election countdown begins
29 August 2021 |
12:24 pm
Chilean senate head and centre-left candidate, Yasna Provoste, meets with supporters in Santiago as the countdown to the presidential election in November begins. A handful of other rallies were also held in the capital.
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