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Chilean Left Nominates Communist Leader Jeannette Jara for Presidency

By winning 60% of primary votes, Jara secures her coalition’s candidacy ahead of the November election; she will face José Antonio Kast alongside Evelyn Matthei

Ancienne ministre du Travail et membre du parti communiste chilien, Jeannette Jara s’exprime après avoir remporté la primaire de la coalition de gauche au pouvoir à Santiago, au Chili, le 29 juin 2025.
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Jeannette Jara, du Parti communiste, salue ses partisans après avoir voté lors des primaires, le 29 juin à Santiago.
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Overview

  • Jeannette Jara captured 60% of ballots in the June 29 primary based on 93% of votes tallied by the Electoral Service
  • Just over 1.3 million voters took part out of 15 million eligible, reflecting a notably low turnout in the governing coalition’s open contest
  • For the first time in modern Chilean politics, a Communist Party member leads a broad centre-left coalition into a presidential race
  • As Labor Minister under Gabriel Boric, Jara championed the adoption of a 40-hour workweek and overhauled the Pinochet-era pension system
  • Candidates must formalize their presidential bids by August 18 to appear on the November 16 ballot, with a December 14 runoff if no contender wins an outright majority