Biography of chilean presidential election

General elections are expected to be held in Chile in 2025 in line with the constitutional requirement for elections to be held every four years to elect members of the National Congress and the president.

Incumbent president Gabriel Boric is ineligible to seek a second consecutive term according to the 1980 constitution.

Background

In the 2021 general elections Gabriel Boric defeated lawyer and politician José Antonio Kast, capitalizing on youth disenchantment, anger at former President Sebastian Pinera's term, and a slowing economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Originally a student protest leader during the 2011–2013 Chilean student protests, Boric promised to “leave behind once and for all the patriarchal inheritance of our society,” and take Chile in a more inclusive, progressive direction.^[2] Upon his victory, Boric added that Chile under his leadership "needs tra