Overview
- Roughly 15.6 million Chileans are casting compulsory ballots that also renew the lower house and half the Senate.
- Pre‑vote surveys place Communist candidate Jeannette Jara first for today’s round, yet polling indicates she would likely lose a December 14 runoff.
- Conservative José Antonio Kast emphasizes mass expulsions, a border wall, stronger police firepower and deploying the army in critical areas.
- Libertarian Johannes Kaiser has jumped to third in polls with the most radical anti‑immigration agenda and proposals influenced by Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele.
- Homicides have risen markedly over the past decade and the migrant share has doubled to about 8.8% of the population, shaping the campaign’s priorities.