SANTIAGO, Dec 11 - Saddled with an unpopular incumbent president, Chile's left made a bold choice to contest a resurgent right in this year's presidential election - Jeannette Jara, a member of the Communist Party.

Jara, the candidate for the ruling Unity for Chile coalition, has tried to win over skeptical ‍voters ​by championing her track record of pushing through popular legislation on pensions and a reduced ‍workweek under President Gabriel Boric.