Overview
- Campaigns closed Tuesday night with large rallies, as Jeannette Jara drew roughly 15,000–20,000 supporters in Plaza de Maipú and José Antonio Kast staged a combative event at Santiago’s Movistar Arena wearing a bulletproof vest.
- The last polls published before the legal freeze showed Jara at about 26–30% and Kast around 20–25%, with Evelyn Matthei and libertarian Johannes Kaiser further back but Kaiser rising.
- Right-of-center contenders have framed the Nov. 16 first round as a de facto conservative primary and signal they will consolidate behind the top finisher for a likely Dec. 14 runoff.
- Crime and irregular migration dominate the agenda, with Jara touting measures like lifting bank secrecy to target organized crime and boosting wages, while Kast promises a “national emergency” government, tougher border enforcement and a $6 billion fiscal cut in 18 months.
- Voters will also choose the entire Chamber of Deputies and half the Senate under compulsory voting rules for the presidential race.