More than 15.4 million people are called to vote, but as the vote is voluntary, experts expect the number of attendees to be between 1.5 and 2 million, taking into account the performance of previous years.

The latest polls gave Jara, of the Communist Party (PCCh), 40 percent of voting intention; followed by Tohá, of Democratic Socialism, with 34; Gonzalo Winter, of the Broad Front, with 30; and Jaime Mulet, of the Federacion Regionalista Verde Social, with five.

In the opinion of political analyst Juan Andrés Lagos, these elections have complex variants to make a prediction because it is difficult to project the number of participants on a day where attendance is not mandatory.

Members of the eight left-wing, social democratic or progressive parties that agreed to run for the primary elections as well as people without any political affiliation may vote.

The polling stations will close at 18:00 (local time) and it is expected that by 19:00 there are already some results that could be conclusive.

After an intense campaign, where there were frictions, differences and disqualifications, it is expected that whoever is elected will make a speech calling for sector unity in view of November decisive battle.

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