Overview
- With 58.61% of the vote to 41.39% for Jeannette Jara, José Antonio Kast was confirmed president‑elect by Chile’s electoral authority after a smooth runoff.
- Jara conceded and said she contacted Kast to wish him success, while outgoing President Gabriel Boric phoned to congratulate him and invited him to La Moneda to start the transition.
- President Javier Milei congratulated “my friend” Kast and framed the result as a regional advance for life, liberty and property, pledging to work together.
- Argentina’s Foreign Ministry issued an official communiqué offering to deepen cooperation with Chile on combating narcotrafficking and transnational crime and on boosting trade and investment.
- International messages followed, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Washington looks to partner with Kast’s administration on regional security and trade ahead of his March 11 inauguration.