Chile’s Next President Will Face Resistance in Divided Congress

A voter cast a ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Santiago on Nov. 16. — A voter cast a ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Santiago on Nov. 16.Photographer: Cristóbal Olivares/Bloomberg

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By Carolina Gonzalez

November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM UTC

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Chile’s next president will have to navigate a split Congress and broker deals to push forward legislation after neither the right nor the left secured a majority in Sunday’s election.