Weekly Report - 31 July 2025 (WR-25-30)

Chile’s presidential election could soon take on a different complexion. Evelyn Matthei, the presidential candidate of the right-of-centre opposition coalition Chile Vamos, launched a fierce attack on the far-right Partido Republicano (PR) of José Antonio Kast, the current frontrunner in the polls, on 28 July, accusing the party of waging a dirty campaign against her on social media. Polls are suggesting that Matthei is slipping out of contention with Kast and Jeannette Jara, a member of the Partido Comunista de Chile (PCCh) elected to represent a broad coalition of leftist parties, consolidating their positions as favourites to progress to a second round run-off.