Polls show Jara with strong support in the first round of voting. But will that carry her through a likely run-off?

Angela Rifo has experienced unspeakable violence. During Chile’s seventeen-year dictatorship, the trade unionist was detained ...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has congratulated his government's communist candidate, Jeannette Jara, and far-right ...

Chile’s former labor minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast will face a presidential run-off after leading Sunday’s first-round vote, provisional results showed. With 82.97% ...

Leftist former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast set to face off in December run-off ...

Jeannette Jara, the candidate from the governing leftist coalition and Communist Party, is leading Chile's presidential race with 31.3% of the votes. Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast follows with ...

Left-wing presidential contender Jeannette Jara opened Chile’s run-off campaign with sharp attacks on far-right rival José ...

With nearly 80% of the vote counted and results still trickling in, Chile's left-wing President Gabriel Boric recognised Jara ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Saddled with an unpopular incumbent president, Chile's left has made a bold choice to contest a resurgent right in November's election - Jeannette Jara, a member of the Communist ...

Jeannette Jara, candidate from the leftist coalition and Communist Party, is currently leading Chile's presidential race with 31.3% of the votes. She is followed by Jose Antonio Kast, a far-right ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate rival ...