Kast Wins Chilean Presidency With About 58%, Begins Security‑Focused Transition

Overview

• Official results from Servel show José Antonio Kast defeating Jeannette Jara with roughly 58% of the vote, and Jara conceded by phone.
• In his first speech, Kast struck a conciliatory tone, asked the opposition to help confront organized crime, and pledged to govern for all Chileans.
• His team has opened the transition and is preparing the 90-day "Plan Desafio 90" centered on security, immigration measures, legal and administrative adjustments, and austerity.
• Kast’s program outlines mass expulsions of undocumented immigrants, tighter border controls, stronger policing, new or expanded prisons, and cuts worth about US$6 billion alongside corporate tax reductions.
• He faces a fragmented Congress where the right holds an edge but lacks dominance, he will be sworn in on March 11, 2026, and foreign leaders including Brazil’s Lula and the U.S. secretary of state sent congratulations.