# First round of 2025 general election (16 November 2025)

URL: https://allhistories.com/chile/timeline/2025-first-round-of-2025-general-election
Location: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Themes: Economy

In general elections held with compulsory voting, Communist Party member Jeannette Jara, candidate of the governing left, finishes first with about 27 percent, ahead of José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party with about 24 percent. Populist Franco Parisi comes a surprising third. Right-wing candidates together win around 70 percent of the vote.

## Why it matters
The first round revealed a sharp swing to the right driven by concerns over crime and migration.

Ruler at the Time: [Gabriel Boric](https://allhistories.com/chile/rulers/gabriel-boric)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 2025 Chilean general election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Chilean_general_election)
- [Wikipedia — Jeannette Jara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Jara)
- [AP News – Chile's hard-right holds the upper hand as election goes to runoff](https://apnews.com/article/chile-elections-jose-antonio-kast-jara-gabriel-boric-trump-e09ac673bfa15364251a5d324b97dc41)
- [BBC News – Communist and far-right candidates head to Chile presidential runoff](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jd0v8dvpwo)
- [Wikipedia — Democracy (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_transition_to_democracy)