Chile concluded its 2025 elections, initiating vote counts and projecting preliminary presidential and parliamentary results. El Ciudadano is live broadcasting a special with analysis behind the numbers. Follow the coverage.

Right-wing accounts are circulating false allegations of electoral fraud using marked vote images from a different district, raising suspicions of isolated sabotage aimed at a disinformation campaign.

The presence of family and the public support from his daughters lent an intimate and symbolic tone to the day, emphasizing — according to the campaign team — the importance of participating and voting with conviction in a crucial election for the country.

Presidential candidate Jeannette Jara remarked, "Chile deserves a politics that moves beyond the noise and focuses on the simple things: solving people's problems, supporting families, recognizing effort, and fulfilling commitments," on this election day.

José Antonio Kast announced that if he does not advance to the second round in the 2025 elections, it will be his final presidential candidacy. He pledged to support any non-official alternative and indicated he would facilitate space for new candidates from a secondary role.

At the People’s Summit in Brazil, the children of Berta Cáceres (murdered) and Julia Chuñil (missing) demanded truth and justice. They denounced the impunity surrounding both cases and the alarming violence against environmental defenders in Latin America, holding extractivism and state inaction accountable.

Judge Ibacache ordered preventive detention in the 'Belarusian Doll' case, stating that the defendants 'laughed at the country.' Codelco's lawyers deemed the decision significant, while former Supreme Justice Vivanco criticized the hearing as a 'show' and denied the accusations of mockery. The investigation unveils a criminal association that harmed Codelco financially.

Chilean citizens exercised their right to vote in the 2025 presidential elections with a record electoral roll of 160,935 voters. Jeannette Jara dominated in New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, and Sydney, while Kast secured a win in Malaysia, where the voter base was small, just as in the Philippines where Matthei triumphed. SERVEL reported logistical issues in Haiti and Lebanon.

Six organizations from Isla Meulín, Chiloé, have voluntarily signed their inclusion in the upcoming local ECMPO, uniting communities, schools, and boat operators. This unprecedented governance agreement, under Law 20.249, will collectively manage coastal and marine uses, setting a precedent for cultural, environmental, and educational conservation led by the community.

In a poignant column, Jean Flores Quintana warns that the Chilean presidential race will determine the fate of democracy versus barbarism. He highlights the right and far-right's manipulation of impunity, offering amnesties that equate crimes against humanity with penalties stemming from social unrest. According to the author, this strategy, amplified by media and candidates like Kaiser, Parisi, and Kast, seeks to reverse civilizational advancements through fear and forgetfulness, ultimately undermining the moral foundation of human rights.