US EditionWho Is Jeannette Jara, the Communist Leading Chile’s Presidential Election?
Jeannette Jara, a former labour minister and Communist Party member, leads with 24.9% support, campaigning on affordability amid economic hardship and a divided right-wing opposition.
- On November 16, Jeannette Jara, fifty-two, leads the first-round race as Unity for Chile nominee, with Activa Research showing 24.9 support versus 16.9 for Jose Antonio Kast.
- Jeannette Jara has emphasized affordability, pledging public healthcare, affordable housing and a minimum wage rise to 750,000 pesos per month; Mireya Davila attributes her momentum to voter rejection of centrist options.
- As labour minister, Jeannette Jara, former Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, pushed a gradual workweek reduction from 45 to 40 hours, backed the August 1, 2024 law, and supported the January 2025 pension scheme expanding the Pensión Garantizada Universal.
- A run-off on December 14 is set if no candidate secures a majority on Sunday, with compulsory voting's return expected to boost turnout and right-wing vote-splitting risking later consolidation.
- Jara's historic candidacy marks a notable shift in Chilean politics since 1990 as the first Communist Party candidate with broad mainstream support, but experts caution she faces second-round run-off risks.
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Until the polls were closed—Chile’s law prohibits publicizing them in the 15 days before the election—the presidential candidate of the left bloc plus the Christian Democracy, the communist militant Jeannette Jara (Santiago, 51), averaged 28% of the support. The figure is almost similar to the almost incompetent support of President Gabriel Boric, who usually oscillates between 28% and 30% (at its worst it was 22% and at its best 35%). But it is…
By Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español “Chile is not falling apart. We are not the ones who promote hatred, on the contrary: that is why I don't hide behind any glass, because I am not afraid of the people of Chile.” With these words, Jeannette Jara, a lawyer and presidential candidate backed by the Communist Party of Chile, addressed more than 20,000 people at her campaign closing rally in the Maipú district, one of the most populous in Santiago.
By Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español “Chile is not falling apart. We are not the ones who promote hatred, on the contrary: that is why I don't hide behind any glass, because I am not afraid of the people of Chile.” With these words, Jeannette Jara, a lawyer and presidential candidate backed by the Communist Party of Chile, addressed more than 20,000 people at her campaign closing rally in the Maipú district, one of the most populous in Santiago.
In the elections on November 16, the presidential candidate must convince a population concerned about the increase in violence. The right is divided, but it is likely that it will get stronger in the second round. Read
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