Communist Contender Vaults Atop New Poll of Chile’s Presidential Race
- Support for Daniel Jadue has almost doubled since end of April
- Jadue faces primaries to lead left wing alliance on July 18
Daniel Jadue, center, marches in Santiago in 2015.
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Communist Party hopeful Daniel Jadue has jumped to the top of the latest opinion poll ahead of Chile’s presidential election in November.
About 20% of the people interviewed by Cadem would vote for Jadue, currently the mayor of the Recoleta neighborhood in Santiago, if the election was held this weekend, up from 11% at the end of April. He leaped above right-wing contender Joaquin Lavin, who saw his support rise to 16% from 10%.