US EditionChile picks Jeannette Jara to face off against right-wing presidential field
- Jeannette Jara won Chile's left-wing presidential primary on Sunday and will face right-wing candidates in the November 16 election.
- The primary followed the ruling coalition's decision to unify behind a single candidate amid rising voter concerns about crime and stalled reforms under President Boric.
- Jara, a 51-year-old lawyer and former labor minister, secured 60.3% of votes with 810,691 ballots counted while Carolina Toha received 27.91%.
- President Boric endorsed unity behind Jara, and deputy Gonzalo Winter pledged full support from the Frente Amplio party for her campaign.
- The first election round is on November 16, with a runoff planned for December 14 if no candidate exceeds 50%, as Jara prepares to challenge right-wing contenders Jose Antonio Kast and Evelyn Matthei.
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The former Minister of Labour of Gabriel Boric, whom the Constitution does not allow to run for a second term, has largely won the primaries of the left Sunday 29 June.
Chile picks Jeannette Jara to face off against right-wing presidential field
Chileans overwhelmingly elected Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, on Sunday to be the incumbent government's candidate and face off against a field of right-wing contenders in November's presidential elections.
The presidential candidate of the Communist Party, Jeannette Jara, has won the presidential primaries of the Unidad pact for Chile, which brings together the parties that support the left-wing administration of President Gabriel Boric. The former Labour Minister has surpassed the representative of Democratic Socialism, Carolina Tohá; the candidate Gonzalo Winter, of the Broad Front; and Jaime Mulet, of the Green Social Regionalist Federation. Th…
Santiago. With 60.1 percent of the votes, the representative of the Communist Party, former Minister of Labor Jeannette Jara, imposed herself yesterday overwhelmingly in the primary election of the center-left in Chile, and theoretically will be the only candidate in the sector in the presidential elections of November 16.
Communist Jara wins Chilean ruling party's presidential primaries
Communist activist and former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara won the Chilean ruling party’s presidential primary Sunday with 60.16% of the vote, defeating Carolina Tohá (27.78%) and lesser challenges from Gonzalo Winter and Jaime Mulet.
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