Former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara, a member of Chile's Communist Party, won more than 60% of the vote in Sunday's ...

Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, has won the primary election for left-wing parties ...

Chileans overwhelmingly elected Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, on Sunday to be the incumbent government ...

For the first time in years, the dominant voice within Chile’s official left comes not from neoliberal centrists but from the world of labour, writes LEONEL POBLETE CODUTTI ...

Jara’s anointment comes as polls show far-right candidate José Antonio Kast of the Republican party leading the race with a ...

Joan Jara, left, the widow of Chile's folk singer Victor Jara, and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet stand by the coffin containing Victor Jara's remains in Santiago, Chile in 2009.

Pedro Barrientos, 74, is accused of killing the popular singer Victor Jara in 1973. In a civil case, Mr. Barrientos was accused of bragging about shooting Mr. Jara. By Orlando Mayorquin A former ...

Mr. Jara and Mr. Quiroga, supporters of the leftist Allende government, were arrested by the military on the day of the coup, Sept. 11, 1973, and taken to the Chile Stadium in the capital ...

Jara, a lawyer and member of Chile's Communist Party who was Boric's labor minister before resigning to run for president, secured 60.5% of the vote.

Reuters. Former Labor Minister and member of Chile's communist party, Jeannette Jara, reacts after winning the presidential primaries in Santiago, Chile, June 29, 2025.

Jara, a lawyer and member of Chile's Communist Party who was Boric's labor minister before resigning to run for president, secured 60.5% of the vote.

Jara, a lawyer and member of Chile's Communist Party who was Boric's labor minister before resigning to run for president, secured 60.5% of the vote.