17.11.2025 12:05
In the first round of the presidential elections held in Chile, no candidate reached the required number of votes. The communist candidate Jeannette Jara led with 26.76% of the votes. The far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast came in second with 24.05%. The second round of the elections will take place on December 14.
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In the first round of the presidential election held in Chile, a country in South America, no candidate reached the required votes.
According to the Chilean Electoral Service, Jeannette Jara, the candidate for Unity for Chile, finished the election race in the lead with 26.76% of the votes. Jara made history as the first "communist" to win the first round of a presidential election in the country's history. The far-right Republican Party candidate Jose Antonio Kast received 24.05% of the votes, while Franco Parisi of the People's Party finished third with 19.55% of the votes.
Among other candidates, Johannes Kaiser from the National Libertarian Party received 13.94%, and Evelyn Matthei from Let's Go Chile managed to get 12.59% of the votes.
NO CANDIDATE EXCEEDED 50%
Due to no candidate exceeding 50%, communist candidate Jara and far-right Kast will compete on December 14 to become Chile's new president. In a statement regarding the results, Jara noted that nearly half of the country did not vote for any candidate, saying, "Let’s not forget how good we are as a country, and let’s not believe that we are not. We are a tremendous, great, beautiful, solidarity-based country with a lot of hope for the future."
"TONIGHT, CHILE TRULY AWOKE"
Kast emphasized in his statement that "the time for real change" has come, stating, "Tonight, Chile truly awoke, after six years of violence, ideological impositions, and mediocrity. Today, millions of Chileans embraced a project that stands against this failed government, this poor administration that harms our country."
The right-wing candidates Evelyn Matthei and Johannes Kaiser, who finished 4th and 5th in the election, announced that they would support Kast in the second round of the presidential election. Chilean President Gabriel Boric congratulated the winners of the first round, Jara and Kast, in a statement to the press. Boric called for a "civilized debate" among the candidates, stating, "Our country can proudly celebrate the integrity, reliability, and effective functioning of our electoral processes. Chile has a healthy and strong democracy, and we must protect it every day. The strengthening of our democratic institutions must continue."
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