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Chile picks Jeannette Jara to face off against right-wing presidential field
CHILE, JUN 29 – Jeannette Jara won Chile’s left-wing primary with over 60% of the vote, becoming the Unity for Chile coalition’s candidate to challenge right-wing rivals in November’s election.
- Jeannette Jara, former labor minister and Communist Party member, won Chile's presidential primaries on Sunday in Santiago with 60.31% of the vote.
- The primary took place solely among candidates from the government coalition headed by President Gabriel Boric, during a period of intense political division and with voter participation barely exceeding 9%.
- Carolina Tohá, former interior minister from the Democratic Socialism party, came second with 27.91%, and Jara and rivals called for unity to counter right-wing candidates.
- A recent Plaza Pública Cadem poll shows far-right candidate José Antonio Kast leads with 24%, followed by Jara at 16% and Evelyn Matthei at 10%, with Kast favored to win hypothetical runoffs.
- Jara will face right-wing contenders in the November 16 general election, with a December 14 runoff possible if no majority emerges, signaling a contentious and polarized race.
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This Sunday, June 29, Communist Party of Chile candidate Jeannette Jara won the ruling coalition’s primary elections by a wide margin over the other three candidates. Therefore, she will advance to the presidential elections in November to face right-wing and far-right candidates. According to the latest official report published by the Chilean Electoral Service, Jara obtained 60.31% of the votes after 98.27% of the polling stations were counted…
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Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara wins left’s presidential primary, will battle pro-Pinochet candidates
Voters in the presidential primary of the Unity for Chile (Unidad por Chile) coalition have selected the Communist Party’s Jeannette Jara as their candidate to face off against the right-wing candidates José Antonio Kast and Evelyn Matthei in November’s general election. Jara scored a stunning 60% total in a four-candidate race on Sunday. Her next closest challenger was Carolina Tohá of the Democratic Socialism party, who took 27.7% of the ballo…
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