Overview
- With about 58.3% of the vote, Kast won the presidential runoff as Jeannette Jara conceded, according to Chile’s electoral authority.
- Kast centered his campaign on combating crime and irregular migration, pledging mass deportations, tougher borders, new prisons and greater use of security forces.
- He promotes pro‑market measures to revive growth, including corporate tax cuts, sharp reductions in public spending and deregulation.
- Analysts describe the result as Chile’s sharpest rightward turn since the end of military rule, reflecting voter anxiety over security, migration and a sluggish economy.
- Kast takes office on March 11, 2026, lacks a majority in either chamber, and received swift congratulations from figures such as Argentina’s Javier Milei and Marco Rubio.