Franco Parisi

In Chile's presidential elections on November 16, 2025, Franco Parisi of the PDG secured a surprising third place with 19.5% of the votes, surpassing Evelyn Matthei and Johannes Kaiser. His over 2.3 million votes position him as a decisive actor for the runoff between Jeannette Jara (26.8%) and José Antonio Kast (24%). Parisi conditioned his support on concrete gestures from the finalists, avoiding immediate commitments.