Jeanette Jara (born 1974) prevailed in the Chilean presidential primary of the four major left political forces held on 29 June 2025. With 60% of the vote, Jara defeated Carolina Toha of the Democratic Socialist Party (28%),

Chilean communist Jeannette Jara defeated her center-left rival to win the presidential nomination for Chile’s left-wing coalition in a landslide. Jara secured over 60% of the vote, signaling the Chilean Left’s commitment to shift even further left in the face of a resurgent Right.

Jeannette Jara, the former labor minister under President Gabriel Boric, won Sunday's primary election for Chile's ruling left-wing coalition ahead of a November presidential election.