Overview
- Polling places opened at 08:00 and are set to close at 18:00, with 3,379 locations, 40,473 tables and more than 15.6 million registered voters required to participate.
- Officials reported a largely orderly day after some opening delays, and field reports around mid‑afternoon put participation near 25%.
- President Gabriel Boric voted in Punta Arenas, urging citizens to defend democracy and praising Chile’s reliable, fast vote‑counting system.
- José Antonio Kast cast his ballot in Paine, pledging to govern for all Chileans if elected and tempering expectations about rapid solutions.
- Jeannette Jara voted in Santiago, emphasizing the choice between two distinct projects; pre‑runoff polls favored Kast, with the disposition of Franco Parisi’s voters and the share of blank or null ballots viewed as key uncertainties.