Gabriel Boric to become next President of Chile

Santiago: In Chile, Gabriel Boric, 35 years old former student leader and Leftist will become country's youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday. According to the Electoral Service of Chile, out of  99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over his right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast.

A native of Punta Arenas, in Chile’s far south, Boric as a



student led the Federation of Students at the University of Chile in Santiago. He rose to prominence leading protests in 2011 demanding improved and cheaper education. By 2014, still in his 20s, he had joined the National Congress as a lower-house legislator, representing Chile’s vast and sparsely populated southernmost region of Magallanes.

Boric will be sworn in as President on March 11.