The polling stations closed their doors this Sunday at 18.00 local time, when the counting of votes began to know who will be the next president of Chile between the center-left leader, Jeannette Jara, and the far-righter José Antonio Kast.
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About 15.7 million citizens are called to elect the country’s future president Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time and closed at 18:00 as scheduled, unless there are people waiting to cast their vote.
The government has decided that state transport will be free during the day and more than 2,000 land, sea and lake services have been created to facilitate voter movement in remote areas of the country.
¡A 15 minutos del cierre de las mesas receptoras de sufragios! Podrás conocer los resultados preliminares en https://t.co/6HLZVuB21S
— Servicio Electoral (@ServelChile) December 14, 2025
The presidential election of Chile for the period 2026-2030 first round was held on Sunday, November 16, 2025, in conjunction with the parliamentary elections. As none of the presidential candidates achieved a result that exceeded 50% of the votes cast, on 14 December 2025 there was a second round of elections to decide between the first two majorities.
The Chilean Constitution establishes that citizens over 18 years of age, not sentenced to an afflictive sentence, have the right to vote, which is personal, equal and secret. Voting is mandatory in all elections and plebiscites, except primaries, with fines or penalties for non-compliance. The right to vote is suspended on grounds of insanity, indictment for an offence with grievous penalty or terrorism, and sanction by the Constitutional Court.
On a day of peaceful voting, President Gabriel Boric voted in Punta Arenas, calling on citizens to defend democracy and praising the efficiency and transparency of the Chilean electoral system.
Boric stressed that democracy is the best tool to resolve differences and build a common future, highlighting the reliability, speed and transparency of the Chilean electoral system, whose results are expected one hour after the closing of polling stations.
José Antonio Kast, a candidate of the far right, showed confidence and promised to be the president “of all Chileans”. After voting, he expressed his intention to have good relations with neighbouring countries, particularly with Milei, with whom he says he shares “dreams”, strategies and policies.
Progressive candidate Jeannette Jara, for her part, denounced the massive sending of support text messages to Kast’s clients by Lipigas, although the company blamed hackers. Jara also highlighted the formation of an experienced and forward-looking team for his potential ministerial cabinet.
José Antonio Kast, a candidate of the far right, showed confidence and promised to be the president “of all Chileans”. After voting, he expressed his intention to have good relations with neighbouring countries, particularly with Milei, with whom he says he shares “dreams”, strategies and policies.
Progressive candidate Jeannette Jara, for her part, denounced the massive sending of support text messages to Kast’s clients by Lipigas, although the company blamed hackers. Jara also highlighted the formation of an experienced and forward-looking team for his potential ministerial cabinet.
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