Overview
- Preliminary results show Jeannette Jara at roughly 26–27% and José Antonio Kast near 24%, prompting a second round confirmed by President Gabriel Boric.
- Simultaneous legislative tallies indicate gains for Kast-aligned parties that could yield working majorities in both chambers.
- Franco Parisi finished a strong third with about 19–20% and withheld an endorsement, leaving his voters pivotal for the runoff.
- Security and migration dominated the campaign, with Kast proposing mass deportations, a border wall, stronger police powers and military deployments.
- Jara, a Communist Party member viewed as moderate within a center‑left coalition, advanced with proposals for tighter border surveillance and targeted anti‑crime measures, marking her party’s first runoff appearance.