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Imagine this scene: a small park in Villa Alemana, Chile, but the vibe is like a big fiesta. 
Cumbia is blasting through the speakers, people are packed until the ground is full. The besties are dancing in groups, children are running around, passing their parents' feet.
And guess what? This is no ordinary party – it's a rally for Jeannette Jara, a beautiful politician who is now a frontrunner for the presidency.
Jara is a former labor minister, but what makes her special is that she is a **member of the Communist Party**. Bruh, since democracy returned to Chile in 1990, no Communist has been this mainstream. This is history being made live.
Jara wears her working-class roots like a badge of honor. She promotes free healthcare, affordable housing and slightly higher wages. She speaks to people in jeans and a simple blazer, sleeves rolled up – the vibe is “just a regular person like you.”
He said straight up: *“My job is to improve people’s lives.”*
And the polls show him well – Activa Research has given him 24.9% support, ahead of Kast (far-right candidate) with 16.9%. Later, according to Servel’s results, Jara is leading with 31.3% of the vote, with Kast trailing with 23.3%.
His background is also deep: he was born in Conchali, Santiago, when Pinochet was still in power. His father left Brazil to find work, his mother fled to Iquique to work in a restaurant. Jara himself started picking fruit at the age of 13, and at 14 he joined the Communist Youth to oppose the dictatorship.
Fast forward, he became undersecretary to Michelle Bachelet, then labor minister to Gabriel Boric. There he pushed to reduce the workweek from 45 to 40 hours and tried to reform the pension system.
Right now, her rallies are packed with people, banners saying: *“When a woman leads, no one is left behind. And you, Jeannette.”*
In short, Jara is like a symbol of the common people – and now she looks like she could enter Chile's State House.
Cumbia is blasting through the speakers, people are packed until the ground is full. The besties are dancing in groups, children are running around, passing their parents' feet.And guess what? This is no ordinary party – it's a rally for Jeannette Jara, a beautiful politician who is now a frontrunner for the presidency.
Jara is a former labor minister, but what makes her special is that she is a **member of the Communist Party**. Bruh, since democracy returned to Chile in 1990, no Communist has been this mainstream. This is history being made live.
Jara wears her working-class roots like a badge of honor. She promotes free healthcare, affordable housing and slightly higher wages. She speaks to people in jeans and a simple blazer, sleeves rolled up – the vibe is “just a regular person like you.”He said straight up: *“My job is to improve people’s lives.”*
And the polls show him well – Activa Research has given him 24.9% support, ahead of Kast (far-right candidate) with 16.9%. Later, according to Servel’s results, Jara is leading with 31.3% of the vote, with Kast trailing with 23.3%.
His background is also deep: he was born in Conchali, Santiago, when Pinochet was still in power. His father left Brazil to find work, his mother fled to Iquique to work in a restaurant. Jara himself started picking fruit at the age of 13, and at 14 he joined the Communist Youth to oppose the dictatorship.
Fast forward, he became undersecretary to Michelle Bachelet, then labor minister to Gabriel Boric. There he pushed to reduce the workweek from 45 to 40 hours and tried to reform the pension system.
Right now, her rallies are packed with people, banners saying: *“When a woman leads, no one is left behind. And you, Jeannette.”*
In short, Jara is like a symbol of the common people – and now she looks like she could enter Chile's State House.
