In this way, Jara will face the three right -wing candidates in the November 16 elections: Evelyn Matthei, of the Chile Vamos conservative coalition; José Antonio Kast, of the Republican Party; and Johannes Kaiser, of the National Libertarian Party.
The former government minister of the government of Gabriel Boric, Jeannette Jarait was imposed on progressive primaries in Chili And it will be the Left candidate in the presidential elections that will be held at the end of the year. It is the first time from the return of democracy that a representative of the Communist Party Be the proposal of the entire Chilean left.
With around the 45% of the votes scrutinizedthe former official won with more than 60%. Second was located Carolina Tohárepresentative of traditional social democracy and Former Minister of the Interior of the current Government.
Behind was deputy Gonzalo Winter, from the Broad Front – a director to which he belongs to himself BORIC—, reached 8.9%, while in the fourth position the deputy was Jaime Muletof the Socialist Regionalist Federation, with 2.8 % of support.
In this way, Jara will face in the elections of November 16 a right divided into three proposals: Evelyn Mattheiof the Chile Vamos conservative coalition; José Antonio Kastof the Republican Party; and Johannes Kaiser, of the National Libertarian Party. The polls anticipate a strong growth of these sectors.
Who is Jeannette Jara, the candidate of the Chilean left
Jeannette Jara51, she is a lawyer and public administrator. Between 2019 and 2022 she served as Minister of Labor of Boric although she decided to present her resignation for Start working in your presidential career.
It is a less rigid figure than other historical leaders of his party and macró distance from traditional positions on issues such as Cuba or Venezuela. This position, next to its close style, generated comparisons with the former president Michelle Bachelet.
During his management at the Ministry of Labor, Jara promoted several key reforms of the Boric administration, including the minimum wage increasethe Reduction of the working day to 40 hours per week and the reform of pensions These policies They gained notoriety and popular support.
Source: Ambito
