Chile<\/a> Vamos coalition. The Republican Party will become the largest force in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 31 of the 155 seats \u201442 if its list partners are included\u2014 while the coalition obtained only 34. Its most liberal party, Ev\u00f3poli, will even have to dissolve for failing to reach the legal minimum of votes or seats. This reshuffling confirms the end of the political cycle dominated by post-transition actors, although it remains to be seen whether the trend will continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe populist or anti-elite axis also emerged strengthened in this election. Various studies have highlighted its importance, visible in the increase in independent candidates at the local level \u2014nearly a third of all mayors elected in 2024\u2014 and in the 2021 Constitutional Convention election, where independent lists achieved nearly a third of the seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The introduction of compulsory voting with automatic registration, applied for the first time in a general election, further strengthened this axis. It brought in a segment of voters less interested in politics and with a weaker democratic commitment. According to an analysis by Decide Chile, these voters largely leaned toward Franco Parisi. With nearly 20% of the vote and leading the People\u2019s Party, Parisi became the surprise of the day. Although he had already placed third in 2021 with 12.8%, he was once again underestimated by the polls, likely because an important part of his electorate does not participate in surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parisi is the most openly populist candidate on the Chilean political scene: an outsider with no experience in public office who, during the campaign, coined the slogan \u201cneither fascist nor commie\u201d to distance himself from the main options. His discourse aims to represent the middle class and place himself \u201cbelow,\u201d with the people, rather than in an ideological position. Founded just months before the 2021 election, the People\u2019s Party won six deputies at that time, though all eventually resigned. It also performed poorly in the 2024 local elections. In 2025, however, it secured twenty deputies. Since many of them lack political experience and a defined ideological profile, it is uncertain how they will act in the Chamber. Their support will be crucial for the right to reach the 4\/7 threshold needed for constitutional reforms. Although their legislative behavior is unpredictable, electorally, they seem to channel public discontent and frustration toward the political class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the parliamentary election, compulsory voting resulted in a historic 20% rate of invalid ballots, double that of 2021. Whether due to rejection of the parties, the complexity of the ballots, or unfamiliarity with the political system, this phenomenon helps explain why traditional parties \u2014both left and right\u2014 performed relatively better in the parliamentary election than in the presidential one. Everything indicates that compulsory voting will reinforce the alternation in power that has characterized presidential elections over the past fifteen years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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