Overview
- Official tallies from Chile’s electoral authority show Jara leading with roughly 26.6–26.9% and Kast second with about 24.1–24.2%, sending both to a runoff because neither reached 50%+1.
- Center-right figures Evelyn Matthei and Johannes Kaiser publicly congratulated and pledged support to Kast, signaling rapid consolidation on the right.
- Franco Parisi finished an unexpected third with about 19% of the vote, creating a pivotal bloc whose preferences could shape the runoff outcome.
- Security and irregular migration dominated the campaign, with Kast emphasizing a hard-line agenda as Jara highlighted tougher policing alongside social policies.
- Concurrent legislative elections are still being counted, with partial results pointing to a stronger right in Congress though the final makeup remains uncertain.