Close call for Chile election

CHILE’S presidential election could come down to a nerve-racking vote-by-vote count after a late surge by former President Eduardo Frei made his race against billionaire Sebastian Pinera too close to predict.

Pinera led every poll until Frei and outgoing President Michelle Bachelet repeatedly invoked the legacy of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, raising fears of a retreat on human rights if Pinera and his right-wing supporters regain the presidency.