losing a likely second-round run-off against a candidate from the left. The Pulso Ciudadano study

Luring voters from their centrist rivals will be key. But it's unclear how moderate voters would lean in a run-off.... Some members of the ruling coalition have put pressure on him to give Kast his backing." I will not accept blackmail from those who want me to transform into someone that I am not," Sichel said last month.... " What's at play here is not only democracy against violence, but also against populism."( Reporting by Fabian Cambero and Carlos Serrano; Editing by Adam Jourdan and Ros