2025 Chilean presidential primaries

2025 Unidad por Chile presidential primary

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Turnout	9.16%
Candidate Jeannette Jara Carolina Tohá Gonzalo Winter Party Communist PPD Broad Front Alliance Supported by: Communist Party Humanist Action Democratic Socialism Popular vote 826,916 385,948 123,998 Percentage 60.16% 28.07% 9.02%
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Elected Presidential nominee Jeannette Jara PCCh

The 2025 Chilean presidential primaries were held on 29 June 2025 to select a presidential candidate for the governing Unity for Chile coalition ahead of the 2025 Chilean general election.

Jeannette Jara, representing the Communist Party, won the primary with 60.16% of the vote and was subsequently confirmed as the coalition's candidate for the presidential election. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Unity for Chile is a left-of-centre political coalition composed of the Socialist Party, Party for Democracy, Liberal Party, Radical Party, Humanist Action, Communist Party, Broad Front, and the Social Green Regionalist Federation. The process was intended to unify the coalition and determine a viable candidate to compete against a divided but electorally strong right-wing opposition.

Election

The primary was officially registered with Chile's Electoral Service (Servel) on 30 April 2025, the last day political parties and coalitions were allowed to declare their candidates. The official campaign period began immediately, with public and online advertising permitted starting 30 May. Televised campaign spots began airing on 11 June. All campaigning ended at midnight on 26 June, followed by a mandatory blackout period and a ban on political events starting 27 June. The Armed Forces took over responsibility for maintaining public order at polling stations on 28 June, ahead of the vote held on 29 June 2025. ^[3]

Candidates

Candidate	Endorsement	Ideology	Ref.
Gonzalo Winter Broad Front	Broad Front	Democratic socialism Progressivism	[4]
Jeannette Jara Communist Party	Communist Party Humanist Action Christian Left	Marxism-Leninism Democratic socialism	[5] [6] [7]
Carolina Tohá Party for Democracy	Democratic Socialism: Party for Democracy Liberal Party Radical Party Socialist Party	Social democracy Social liberalism	[8] [9] [10] [11]
Jaime Mulet Social Green Regionalist Federation	Social Green Regionalist Federation	Green politics Regionalism	[12]

Primary results

Ballot number	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
1	Gonzalo Winter	Broad Front	123,998	9.02
2	Jeannette Jara	Communist Party	826,916	60.16	Unity for Chile candidate
3	Carolina Tohá	Party for Democracy	385,948	28.07
4	Jaime Mulet	Social Green Regionalist Federation	37,658	2.73
	Total valid votes		1,374,520	96.71
	Null votes		33,824	2.38
	Blank votes		12,793	0.90
	Total votes		1,421,137	100.00
	Eligible voters		15,499,071	9.16% turnout

Source: Tricel (Sentencia rol Nº 1.847-2025, July 14, 2025)

Aftermath

Jara's victory consolidated support from both traditional leftist parties and newer progressive movements. The result was seen as a sign of continued alignment between the Communist Party and President Gabriel Boric's administration. ^[1]

References

1. Flores, Francisca (30 June 2025). "Jeannette Jara, la candidata comunista, tras ganar las primarias presidenciales: "Seguiremos siendo un país libre, independiente y soberano"". El País. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
2. "Chile communist Jeannette Jara to lead beleaguered ruling coalition at election". The Guardian. Associated Press. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
3. "Elecciones presidencial y parlamentarias 2025. Cronograma. Elecciones primarias de Presidente de la República, Senadores y Diputados" (PDF). Electoral Service . June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
4. Agurto, Carlos (2025-04-04). "FA proclama a Gonzalo Winter como candidato presidencial". La Tercera. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
5. S.A.P, El Mercurio (2025-04-05). "Comité Central del PC proclama a Jeannette Jara como candidata presidencial: Jadue competirá para diputado". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
6. Carvajal, Shelmmy (2025-04-14). "Acción Humanista oficializa apoyo a candidatura presidencial de Jeannette Jara". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
7. Siglo, Prensa el (2025-05-27). "Izquierda Cristiana anunció apoyo a Jeannette Jara para la primaria presidencial de "Unidad por Chile"". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-30.
8. Barrientos, Joaquín (2025-04-12). "Con ceremonia en el exCongreso, PPD proclama de manera unánime a Carolina Tohá como su candidata presidencial". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
9. "Partido Liberal en X". Twitter. 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
10. S.A.P, El Mercurio (2025-04-26). "Consejo General del Partido Radical proclama a Tohá (PPD) como su candidata presidencial". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
11. S.A.P, El Mercurio (2025-04-29). "Partido Socialista proclama a Carolina Tohá (PPD) como su candidata presidencial: "Comprometemos nuestro apoyo leal"". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
12. González, Antonio (24 January 2025). "Convención nacional de la FRVS erige a Jaime Mulet como su candidato presidencial para las primarias". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2025.

Preceded by 2021 Chilean presidential primaries

Unity for Chile presidential primary 2025

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