Overview
- Eight candidates are on the ballot, with Communist Jeannette Jara leading polls and right-wing José Antonio Kast and libertarian Johannes Kaiser competing for the second runoff slot.
- Chilean law requires an absolute majority to win in the first round, making a December 14 runoff likely if no contender surpasses 50%.
- Security and immigration dominate the campaign, with plans ranging from new prisons and police modernization to mass deportations and tighter borders.
- Roughly 15.79 million people are eligible to vote, marking the first presidential contest since voting became mandatory again.
- Congressional races occur concurrently, and a right-wing sweep could deliver control of both chambers and the four-sevenths threshold needed to advance constitutional reforms.