Storyline: Chile is set to hold a crunch presidential showdown next month which will pit leftist candidate Jeannette Jara against Republican contender Jose Antonio Kas, after neither secured more than 50 percent of the vote in Sunday's general election. Preliminary results from Chile's Electoral Service (Servel) on Sunday evening showed that with over 77 percent of ballots counted, Jara led the way with 26.69 percent of the vote, followed closely by Kast on 24.15 percent. Under Chilean law, the two frontrunners will now go into a run-off since no candidate obtained over half of the votes in the first round of the election, with Dec. 14 now being set as the crucial date for the second round. In a televised speech, current Chilean President Gabriel Boric congratulated Jara and Kast and said he's confident that dialog, respect and affection for Chile will come first over any differences between the two leading candidates who are vying to secure a four-year term. In the capital Santiago, Chilean residents who were casting their ballots in Sunday's first round shared their views on the most pressing issues a new president must face. "Security is the biggest issue. We are in a bad moment here in the sense that we were seeing a lot of thefts. Yesterday, they even stole my mobile phone in the street," said a voter. "The most important reason for me to come and vote today is to safeguard women's rights and social rights, which we have fought to protect across different governments," said another. Shotlist: Santiago, Chile - Nov 16, 2025: 1. Aerial shots of buildings, voters 2. Various of voters, voting in progress, workers, volunteers at polling stations Santiago, Chile - Nov 16, 2025: 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed into English) voter (name not given): "Security is the biggest issue. We are in a bad moment here in the sense that we were seeing a lot of thefts. Yesterday, they even stole my mobile phone in the street." 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed into English) voter (name not given) (ending with shot 5): "The most important reason for me to come and vote today is to safeguard women's rights and social rights, which we have fought to protect across different governments." 5. Various of voters, voting in progress, workers [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]