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Editorial: El País

  • Jeannette Jara, candidate of the Communist Party, backed by the official coalition, won the Chilean left's primary, a key stage for this ideological spectrum.
  • Jara must articulate a project that summons beyond her own ranks to go through to the second round in the presidential elections.
  • The fragmentation and internal competition of the Chilean left has facilitated the growth of figures like far-right José Antonio Kast.
  • Jara's nomination may be the chance for the whole left to contest the country's future again.
  • Jara has underscored the need to build unity with deeds, not just words, reconciling different sensibilities and representations.
  • The advance of the far right is not inevitable, but stopping it requires a left that assumes its historical moment with responsibility, not only resisting, but also convincing.

Conclusion: Jeannette Jara's candidacy could be the link that prevents the left's fragmentation, combats the ultraconservative advance, and stands as a real government option for everyone in Chile.