A 35-year-old, Gabriel Boric, has emerged as new President of Chile, and this followed a runoff election held on Sunday, while he is expected to take over leadership of the country in March, 2022.
Penpushing reports that, Boric, with the victory, will become Chile’s youngest modern President, and only the second millennial to lead in Latin America, after El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
The 35 year old Boric came out as winner with over 99 per cent of ballots counted, while his rival, Jose Kast (55) was reported to have congratulated the elected President with a pledge to support the administration
“I just spoke to @gabrielboric and congratulated him on his great success. From today he is the elected President of Chile and he deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration. Chile is always first”, he wrote on twitter
Penpushing further reports that, the duo of Boric and Kast were from outside the centrist political mainstream that has ruled Chile since the return to democracy in 1990 after Pinochet’s military dictatorship.
The election was the nation’s most divisive in decades, with the two candidates offering starkly different visions of the future, while both moderated their positions in recent weeks to win over centrist voters.
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