Overview
- A Panel Ciudadano survey reports José Antonio Kast leading Jeannette Jara by about 22 points ahead of the Dec. 14 vote.
- In a video recorded at the Peru border, Kast told irregular migrants they have 111 days to leave or face arrest, asset freezes and deportation.
- His security blueprint, the 'Plano Implacável,' proposes maximum‑security mega‑prisons and tougher sentences for drug bosses, echoing regional hardline models.
- Support from voters of right-leaning rivals Evelyn Matthei and Johannes Kaiser has consolidated behind Kast, reinforcing his frontrunner status.
- Jara advocates a larger state role with a higher minimum wage and stronger public services, while Kast emphasizes deregulation, lower corporate taxes and fiscal restraint.