In Chile, the Communist Party will carry the colors of the left in the presidential election
On Sunday, June 29, former Labor Minister and member of the Chilean Communist Party (PCC), Jeannette Jara, won the primary of the ruling left-wing coalition for the November presidential election. This victory signals the “failure” of the presidential party, Frente Amplio, and its ally, the Democratic Socialism party.
An almost unexpected victory. Chilean Communist Party (PCC) candidate Jeannette Jara won the left-wing coalition primary for the presidential election on November 16 on Sunday, June 29. She received nearly 60.1% of the vote, beating social democrat and former Interior Minister Carolina Tohá, who received 28%, reports La Tercera .
As for the Frente Amplio ("Broad Front"), the party of the current president, Gabriel Boric, represented by the deputy Gonzalo Winter, it finished in third place, with only 9% of the votes cast, a score described as a "setback for the Boric government" by the same newspaper .
“For the Frente Amplio, this day leaves a bitter taste. It proves that they have not been able to take advantage of their years in government.”
It is worth noting that this election day was marked by a dominant abstention rate: only 1.4 million voters out of 15.5 million turned out to vote.
However, Chilean journalist Rocío Montes believes in El País América that the election of Jeannette Jara, former Minister of Labor under the Boric government, is nevertheless an unprecedented event in the Chilean political landscape. It is in fact the first time since the return of democracy
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