Overview
- Official results show Jeannette Jara at about 26.8% and José Antonio Kast near 24%, with neither reaching the 50% needed to win outright, according to electoral authority Servel.
- Kast gains a runoff edge as eliminated conservatives such as Johannes Kaiser and Evelyn Matthei signal support, while third-place Franco Parisi withholds an endorsement.
- Record participation followed Chile’s first presidential contest with compulsory voting and automatic registration, with Servel reporting turnout around 85%.
- Public concern over violent crime and migration dominated the campaign, with Kast pushing mass deportations and new northern border barriers and Jara proposing more police, tougher anti–organized crime tools, and cost-of-living relief.
- Concurrent legislative elections tilted the lower house to the right, suggesting Kast would face a friendlier Chamber of Deputies than Jara if elected.