Overview
- Jeannette Jara led the first round with 26.8% to José Antonio Kast’s 23.9%, sending both to a Dec. 14 runoff under mandatory voting with turnout reported around 83–85%.
- A post‑election Panel Ciudadano UDD survey taken from Sunday night to Monday showed Kast ahead in a hypothetical runoff by 61% to 39%.
- Kast quickly consolidated the right with backing from Johannes Kaiser and Evelyn Matthei and is emphasizing hard‑line security, tighter borders and pro‑growth measures.
- Franco Parisi captured about 19.7%, won multiple northern regions, declined to endorse either finalist and urged them to adopt parts of his agenda such as tax relief on medicines.
- Jara is pivoting to security and signaling openness to Parisi‑style proposals, including scrapping VAT on medicines and capping political salaries, as a fragmented Congress with stronger right blocs shapes the next government’s prospects.