In a press conference after casting her vote, Jara noted that two different models are at stake today: hers and that of her opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, and that each person can choose the option they prefer.

The important thing, Jara said, is to encourage participation because politics generates change and influences people’s lives, even though many are unaware of this.

Nominated by a coalition of left-wing, progressive, and social democratic forces, along with the Christian Democrats, the presidential hopeful reiterated that if elected today, she will resign her membership in the Communist Party to represent all Chileans.

When asked about her future role should she not win the election, she stated that she would work to maintain the unity of the nine parties and groups that support her in order to move forward with this political project.

She admitted that maintaining unity is easier when elections are favorable than when they are not, but that a potential defeat would not change her, and she would continue to play the role assigned to her by the people.

When asked by an Argentine media outlet about what relations with Javier Milei’s government would be like if she were to reach La Moneda (the presidential palace), Jara admitted the differences between them, but said that as head of state, she would seek the best possible relations with neighboring countries.

“I’m not missing a beat,” Jeannette Jara affirmed, emphasizing that she will do everything necessary for the welbeing of her country.

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