General Information
At Stake in this Election:
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All 155 seats in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies
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Elections for the Presidency and Senate are occurring concurrently.
Government Structure:
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Chief of State: President Gabriel BORIC FONT (since 21 Mar 2022)
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Head of Government: President Gabriel BORIC FONT (since 21 Mar 2022)
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Assembly: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 50-seat Senate (Senado) and 155-seat Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
Electoral System:
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The President is directly elected via majority vote in up to two rounds to a non-consecutively renewable 4-year term.
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All 50 members of the Senate are directly elected through list proportional representation in 16 districts to 8-year terms. About half of the seats in the Senate are elected every 4 years.
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All 155 members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected through list proportional representation to 4-year terms.
In the last election in 2021, Chile We Can Do More won a plurality of seats (53 in total). Voter turnout was 47%.
Information for Voters:
Recursos informativos Elecciones Presidencial y Parlamentarias 2025 / Information Resources Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 2025 (in Spanish)
Key Deadlines:
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Candidate filing deadline: 18 Aug 2025
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Voter registration deadline: Not applicable; voter registration is passive.
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Independent Democratic Union / Unión Demócrata Independiente
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Communist Party of Chile / Partido Comunista de Chile
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National Libertarian Party / Partido Nacional Libertario
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Republican Party of Chile / Partido Republicano de Chile
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People's Party / Partido de la Gente
Note: 24 parties are registered; those included above have fielded Presidential candidates for this election.
Country Context:
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Population: 19,764,771 (2024 est.)
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Registered Voters: 15,791,056 (2025)
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V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.84 (2024)
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V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Liberal Democracy (2024)
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Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.878, Very High, Rank 45 (2023)
Gender Data:
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Female Population: 9,941,322 (2024 est.)
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CEDAW Status: Signed 17 Jul 1980, Ratified 07 Dec 1989
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Gender Quota: Yes, the gender split of each party’s candidates for Senate or Chamber of Deputies may be no larger than 60-40.
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Female Candidates in this election: Yes
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Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 13 out of 50 (26%) in the Senate and 55 out of 155 (36%) in the Chamber of Deputies
Disability Data:
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CRPD Status: Signed 30 Mar 2007, Ratified 29 Jul 2008
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Projected population with a disability: 3,162,363 (2024 est.)
IFES Resources:
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ElectionJudgments: Yes, 1 judgement
