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Jeannette Jara Secures Chile’s Center-Left Nomination Despite 10% Turnout

Her campaign seeks to unite a fractured center-left after record-low primary participation ahead of a showdown with conservative frontrunner José Antonio Kast.

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Overview

  • Jara captured 60.19% of votes in the June primary, winning her coalition’s ticket with just 10% of over 15 million eligible voters casting ballots.
  • Former Interior Minister Carolina Tohá conceded defeat and immediately pledged loyal support to Jara’s candidacy.
  • This marks the first time since the end of Pinochet’s dictatorship that the Communist Party leads a major presidential coalition.
  • As Labor Minister under Gabriel Boric, Jara championed a 40-hour workweek and has criticized authoritarian practices in Venezuela and human rights abuses in Cuba.
  • She now shifts focus to boosting voter turnout and solidifying her coalition as she prepares to challenge José Antonio Kast in the November election.