Overview
- Jeannette Jara won about 60% of the Unity for Chile primary vote, earning her the ruling coalition’s presidential nomination.
- Her victory marks the first time a broad coalition has selected a Communist Party member as its candidate.
- Only the governing left-wing coalition held primaries while right-wing contenders opted to skip them and will compete directly on November 16.
- Just 1.4 million of 15.4 million eligible voters cast ballots, raising doubts about the coalition’s ability to mobilize supporters.
- If no candidate secures a majority on November 16, a runoff is scheduled for December 14 to decide Chile’s next president.