Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Chilean Voters Elect New President Amidst Shifting Political Landscape
Chile is having an election for a new president and members of its Congress.
There are eight people running for president.
Many people think the election might go to a second round because it's hard to predict who will get enough votes to win right away.
Crime and immigration are the biggest issues people are talking about.
This is different from the last election when people were more hopeful about new ideas and changing the country's rules.
Voting is required this time, so more people will participate than before.
The results could mean the right-wing parties control both the presidency and Congress for the first time in a long time.
Chileans are voting in a presidential and legislative election on Sunday.
Eight candidates are running for president, with no clear frontrunner expected to win outright.
Crime and immigration have become the dominant issues, shifting focus from previous left-wing optimism.
Voting is mandatory for all 15.7 million registered voters, unlike the previous election with high abstention rates.
A right-wing victory could lead to their control of both the presidency and Congress for the first time since 1990.
- Who
- Chilean voters, eight presidential candidates, governing leftist coalition, right-wing candidates
- What
- Presidential election and legislative elections
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Chile
- Why
- To elect a new president and redefine the country's legislature, with crime and immigration dominating the agenda.
- Election Date
- Sunday
- Voting Hours
- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time (1100 GMT to 2100 GMT)
- Registered Voters
- 15.7 million
- Mandatory Vote
- Yes
- Legislature Seats Up For Grabs
- Entire 155-member lower house, 23 of 50 Senate seats