Tag: Jeannette Jara

• Monday, December 15th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

  Kast's win marks return of rightwing gov't to Chile

  

  Rightwing candidate José Antonio Kast has been elected the next President of Chile, securing an overwhelming victory in Sunday's runoff with nearly 59% of the vote against the Communist Jeannete Jara's leftwing coalition's 41%.

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• Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 11:15 UTC

  Surveys show Kast ahead in Chilean runoff

  

  Recent polling in Chile's presidential runoff election, scheduled for December 14, indicates that conservative leader José Antonio Kast holds a commanding lead over the governing coalition's candidate, Jeannette Jara.

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Jara and Kast advance to Chile's presidential runoff

  

  Chile will head to a presidential runoff election on Dec. after leftist candidate Jeannette Jara edged conservative José Antonio Kast to secure the top two spots in Sunday's general election. The winner will succeed Gabriel Boric Font.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 23:22 UTC

  No clear winner in Chile's last debate before Nov. 16 presidential elections

  

  The last debate between Chile's eight presidential candidates late on Monday had no clear winner, but there was some sort of consensus regarding a clear loser: Eduardo Artés of the Proletarian Action Communist Party.

• Monday, October 6th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

  Strong conservative comeback seems certain in Chile’s November presidential election

  

  With less than a month and a half to Chile’s presidential election, public opinion polls are indicating that the incumbent candidate of the ruling left wing coalition, Jeantnette Jara is leading, but with only 27% of vote intention. However the main opposition hopeful, Jose Antonio Kast from the Conservative Party is very close with 25% vote intention.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 08:22 UTC

  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.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

  Chile's Labor Minister resigns to run for president

  

  Jeannette Jara resigned Monday as Chile's Labor Minister after being chosen by the Communist Party to run for president. She announced her decision after conferring with President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda. The Communist Party confirmed her candidacy on Saturday.