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Chile Christian Democratic candidate seeks to bring center-left to power

Santiago de Chile, Aug 21 (EFE).- Christian Democracy Senator Yasna Provoste will seek to return the Presidency of Chile to the center-left in the Nov. 21 elections, after prevailing Saturday in the citizen consultation her party organized, having been weakened by internal differences and bad electoral results.The Senate leader, with her role at the head of the Upper House, acquired high visibility by leading the negotiations with President Sebastian Pinera to increase state aid in the context of a pandemic, a role that placed her in the polls as a possible presidential candidate."The clear signal that we want to say is that we are going to open La Moneda (seat of government) to this true Chile, to the Chile of the regions, of the communities, of the rural world, that is our commitment, to advance decisively in making ours, a country that sets aside exclusions," she said while celebrating her triumph. (Camera: RODRIGO SÁEZ).SHOT LIST: CHILEANS CAST THEIR BALLOT DURING THE ELECTION DAY OF UNIDAD CONSTITUYENTE (UC) BLOCK TO CHOOSE THE CANDIDATE OF CHILEAN CENTER-LEFT FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, AT A POLLING STATION IN SANTIAGO, CHILE.