Following Boric's public congratulations and initial pledges of cooperation (as covered earlier), President-elect José Antonio Kast met with Gabriel Boric at La Moneda on December 15, 2025, joined by key teams for transition talks. Details on participants, a private hour-long discussion, and emerging ministerial prospects highlight the handover process.
Kast arrived with his wife María Pía Adriazola, press team, and five key collaborators: Arturo Squella (47, Republican Party president and Valparaíso senator-elect), Claudio Alvarado (65, former UDI minister), Jorge Quiroz (63, campaign economic coordinator), María Jesús Wulf (35, sociologist and deputy director of Acción Republicana), and Sebastián Figueroa (42, president of Acción Republicana and former constitutional advisor).
Boric's team included ministers Camila Vallejo (Segegob), Macarena Lobos (Segpres), Álvaro Elizalde (Interior), and Nicolás Grau (Finance). Kast's group featured Squella, Alvarado, Quiroz, and Wulf. The teams met first, followed by a private Boric-Kast conversation exceeding one hour.
Kast emerged praising the 'very positive, very republican meeting,' noting Boric's collaboration willingness. He called for a 'government of national unity' on security, health, education, and housing as 'state policies,' thanking teams for insights into state operations.
These collaborators are eyed for top roles starting March 11, 2026. Squella, a Jaime Guzmán Foundation ally, skips cabinet for Senate but will coordinate Parliament. Alvarado may lead Interior or Segpres after heading transition. Quiroz targets Finance or Economy. Wulf could helm Social Development. Figueroa handles personnel.
On the left, Socialismo Democrático attributes defeat to Boric's 'wear and tear' (per Senator Juan Luis Castro), while Frente Amplio touts advances and plans a January rebuild as opposition.
