Overview
- More than 15.6 million eligible voters are choosing Gabriel Boric’s successor as Chile also renews the entire lower house and part of the Senate.
- Eight candidates are on the ballot, with pre‑vote surveys placing Jeannette Jara first but below 50%, pointing to a two‑round contest.
- José Antonio Kast and Johannes Kaiser are locked in a tight race for second place, with Evelyn Matthei and Franco Parisi further back in most polls.
- Servel reported polls opened at 08:00 with only 27.54% of tables constituted at that hour, and police logged 38,000 online absence justifications under compulsory voting rules.
- Voting runs until 18:00 local time at 3,498 centers, with results expected a few hours after close as crime and irregular migration dominate voter concerns and campaign agendas.