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Chile
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Chile parliamentary seats — snapshot dated Elected November 2025 (1 year ago). Curated data may lag the live series. View data sources.
In charge
José Antonio Kast
President
Time in power
0.6 yrs
since 2026
Government seats
48%
minority
Next national vote
2029-11
Presidential and parliamentary
Governance score
75/100
composite of five indices
Long one of Latin America's most stable constitutional states, Chile broke down in the 1973 coup, lived 17 years under Pinochet's market-oriented dictatorship, and has since alternated peacefully while arguing over his constitutional legacy.
Leadership
Who Governs Chile
Head of state
Holds executive powerJosé Antonio Kast
President · Republican Party
Since 11 March 2026 · 0.6 years
Age 60 (born 1966)ManRoute to power: won a popular election
Ruling coalition
Right-wing government: Republicans, UDI, National Renewal, Evópoli, National Libertarians and Social Christians
Main opposition
Left bloc: Broad Front, Socialists, Communists, PPD and Christian Democrats
Last national election
14 December 2025
Presidential runoff
Kast defeated Communist Jeannette Jara by a wide margin on a security and migration platform.
Next national election
By November 2029
Presidential and parliamentary
Recent changes (last 12 months)
Parliament
Chamber of Deputies
Seat distribution (Elected November 2025), ordered from economic left to right.
| Party | Ideology | Seats | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (PLR) | National conservatism | 31 | governing |
| Independent Democratic Union (UDI) | Conservatism | 18 | coalition |
| Broad Front (FA) | Democratic socialism | 17 | opposition |
| Party of the People (PDG) | Populism | 14 | opposition |
| National Renewal (RN) | Liberal conservatism | 13 | coalition |
| Socialist Party (PS) | Social democracy | 11 | opposition |
| Communist Party (PC) | Communism | 11 | opposition |
| Others (OTH) | Various | 10 | opposition |
| Party for Democracy (PPD) | Social democracy | 9 | opposition |
| National Libertarian Party (PNL) | Libertarianism, Right-wing populism | 8 | coalition |
| Christian Democratic Party (DC) | Christian democracy | 8 | opposition |
| Social Christian Party (PSC) | Christian right | 3 | coalition |
| Evópoli (EVO) | Liberalism | 2 | coalition |
Ideology
Party Landscape
Each party placed on economic and social axes, sized by seats.
Institutions
The System
- Official name
- Republic of Chile
- Capital
- Santiago
- Population
- 20 million
- Statehood
- Independence 1818; current Constitution 1980 (heavily amended)
- System
- Presidential republic
- Structure
- Unitary
- Current constitution
- 1980
- Legislature
- National Congress
- Lower / sole chamber
- Chamber of Deputies (155 seats)
- Upper chamber
- Senate (50)
- Electoral system
- Two-round presidential vote; open-list proportional (D'Hondt) in 28 districts.
- Term limits
- President: one four-year term; no immediate re-election.
Sources
- Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados
- SERVEL
- EIU Democracy Index 2024; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2025; RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025; Transparency International CPI 2024; IPU Parline, 2026; V-Dem v15 Liberal Democracy Index (approximate five-year readings)
Last verified 2026-10-29. Party placements are editorial estimates.
Data as of 2026-10-29.