Overview
- Servel opened 3,498 polling centers and reported only 27.54% of tables constituted at 08:00, a delay that was quickly corrected as voting flowed.
- More than 15.7 million registered voters are required to participate under a 2022 law that imposes fines of 0.5 to 1.5 UTM on non‑voters.
- Pre‑election surveys place Jeannette Jara first but below 50%, making a second round on December 14 the widely anticipated outcome.
- The right enters divided, with José Antonio Kast and Johannes Kaiser locked in a close battle for the runoff spot as Evelyn Matthei and Franco Parisi trail; security and migration dominated the campaign.
- Voters are also renewing all 155 deputies and 23 Senate seats in seven regions, with high turnout and no major incidents reported by authorities and a new congressional balance set to shape governability.