José Antonio Kast won Chile’s most recent presidential election in a decisive runoff on 14 December 2025, defeating left-wing candidate Jeannette Jara. He becomes Chile’s most right-wing president since the return to democracy in 1990.

Quick Scoop

  • Winner & margin
    • José Antonio Kast (Republican Party) won the runoff with about 58% of the vote.
    • Jeannette Jara (Communist Party, ruling left coalition) obtained about 42% and publicly conceded, saying that democracy had “spoken clearly.”
  • When and why it matters
    • Runoff held on 14 December 2025, after no candidate won outright in the 16 November first round.
* The result marks a sharp shift to **right-wing** politics in Chile, driven largely by concerns over crime, migration, and dissatisfaction with the outgoing Gabriel Boric government and stalled constitutional reforms.

First Round Snapshot

  • In the first round, Jeannette Jara actually came first with roughly 27% of the vote, while Kast followed with about 24%, forcing a runoff between them.
  • Outsider Franco Parisi surprised observers with around 20%, and other right and center-right candidates split the remaining vote, which later consolidated heavily behind Kast in the second round.

Final Results (Presidential)

Candidate Party / Bloc Round Votes % Vote
Jeannette Jara Communist Party, left coalition First round ≈3,48 million ≈26.9%
José Antonio Kast Republican Party (far-right) First round ≈3,10 million ≈23.9%
José Antonio Kast Republican Party (far-right) Runoff ≈7,26 million ≈58%
Jeannette Jara Communist Party, left coalition Runoff ≈5,22 million ≈42%
These figures make Kast’s vote total the highest for any presidential candidate in Chile’s history and one of the biggest percentages in the democratic era.

What Comes Next

  • Kast has promised a hard line on public security, including tougher anti-crime measures and large-scale deportations of undocumented migrants.
  • His win is seen as part of a broader regional trend in Latin America toward tougher-on-crime, conservative leaders, contrasting with the previous left-leaning wave.

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