Overview
- Presidential and full parliamentary elections take place Sunday, with 15.6–15.7 million citizens required to vote under penalties of 0.5 to 1.5 UTM (about 34,000–104,000 pesos) for noncompliance.
- Pre‑blackout polls place left‑wing officialist Jeannette Jara first in the mid‑to‑high 20s, with José Antonio Kast, Johannes Kaiser and Evelyn Matthei vying for second, and a December 14 runoff widely projected.
- Several surveys reported by local media indicate Jara leads the first round but could trail right‑wing rivals in head‑to‑head runoff scenarios.
- Campaigns have officially closed after major rallies, including an estimated 20,000 at Jara’s event in Plaza de Maipú and Kast’s finale at Santiago’s Movistar Arena.
- Migration and public security dominate the agenda, with roughly 337,000 undocumented migrants voicing fears as Kast pledges detention and expulsions; Servel directs voters to check polling sites online or via 600 6000 166, and IDs expired within 12 months are valid.