Overview
- Official results show Jeannette Jara at 26.8% and José Antonio Kast at 23.9%, with compulsory voting driving participation above 83%.
- Right‑wing rivals Evelyn Matthei and Johannes Kaiser quickly endorsed Kast, and analysts note the combined right vote exceeds 50%, giving him an early edge if transfers hold.
- Franco Parisi finished third with about 19.7% and withheld any endorsement, pressuring both campaigns to court his anti‑establishment electorate and policy priorities.
- Jara moved to broaden appeal by emphasizing public security, proposing to lift bank secrecy to pursue organized crime, and signaling distance from President Gabriel Boric.
- Kast campaigned in La Araucanía, invited broader backing under a unity message, and named Martín Arrau as campaign chief, as new congressional results point to fragmented lawmaking with stronger right‑of‑center representation.