Chile Votes for New President Amidst Rising Crime and Immigration Concerns

Chile is having an election to pick a new president.

Many people are worried about crime and people moving into the country.

There are eight people running, but the polls say two main candidates, Jeannette Jara from the current government's side and Jose Antonio Kast from the right-wing, are most likely to go to a second vote if no one wins enough votes the first time.

Jara wants to help workers and raise minimum wages, while also building more prisons.

Kast wants to send people who are in the country without permission away and build tough prisons.

Another candidate, Johannes Kaiser, wants to close borders and leave climate agreements.

The election also includes votes for Congress, and if the right-wing wins the presidency and Congress, it would be a big change since the end of a dictatorship.

Chile is also a big producer of copper and lithium, and companies want to make it easier to expand mines.