US EditionPresidential Front-Runner Jeannette Jara Could Face Runoff Defeat: Poll Reveals
- Jeannette Jara leads voter preferences with 25% support ahead of Chile's presidential election on November 16, according to the National Public Opinion poll.
- Jose Antonio Kast follows closely with 23% support, while Evelyn Matthei has 12%.
- In a potential runoff on December 14, Jara could lose to both Kast and Matthei, according to the poll.
- Chile's first round of presidential voting is scheduled for November 16.
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The Straits Times
Chile election poll shows leftist Jara losing to right-wing rivals in runoff
SANTIAGO - The candidate for Chile's ruling leftist coalition, communist Jeannette Jara, leads voters' preferences ahead of the first round of the presidential election, but could lose in a runoff against either of two right-wing opposition candidates, a poll showed on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The survey of the Center for Public Studies (CEP), which is usually the final thermometer in Chile prior to the presidential elections, which in this case will be November 16, has delivered on Monday its results, which coincide in general with the other polls: in the preferences it has given a tie of 23% between the candidate of the left Jeannette Jara with the Republican José Antonio Kast, of the radical and conservative right, so they would pa…
Presidential Front-Runner Jeannette Jara Could Face Runoff Defeat: Poll Reveals
Jeannette Jara, Chile's communist candidate, is leading in the presidential race according to a new poll but may face defeat in a runoff against right-wing candidates Jose Antonio Kast and Evelyn Matthei. The poll indicates Jara holds 25% support, while Kast and Matthei trail at 23% and 12%, respectively.
The latest CEP survey No.95, which covers the period from September to October 2025, shows a high turnout for this year’s presidential elections. 85% of respondents said they will certainly vote, while 7% said they will probably vote. Only 3% said they will not vote, 4% are not sure and 1% do not know or answer. Regarding spontaneous preference, José Antonio Kast and Jeannette Jara lead with 23% each, followed by Evelyn Matthei with 13%. Franco …
In second-round scenarios, José Antonio Kast gets 41% and beats Jeannette Jara with 33%.
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