Boric managed to become the youngest person to be elected to this position in Chile. Socialist candidate Gabriel Boric, who managed to get 55.7 percent of the votes in the presidential elections held yesterday in Chile, was elected as the president. The vote rate of Boric’s opponent, the conservative candidate Jose Antonio Kast, remained at 44.15 percent. Election turnout in Chile was reported to be 55.6 percent.
Admitting the defeat, Kast congratulated Boric after the election results were finalized. There was a head-to-head election battle between Gabriel Boric, a former student leader, and his rival, conservative rival Jose Antonio Kast. Boric had finished second in the first round of the presidential election, which was held nearly four weeks ago.
peaceful messages
In his first speech after the finalization of his election as the head of state, Boric promised to become the head of state of all Chileans and said that he would try to build bridges between different fronts. Addressing thousands of his supporters, Boric said, “It is our love for Chile and the Chilean people that bind us together.” Promising to make improvements in the education and health system in line with European standards, Boric stated that the rights of immigrants, indigenous peoples and homosexuals will be guaranteed.
Boric, who led the country’s student protests in 2011, was elected to the parliament in 2013.
Anti-government demonstrations in Chile in 2019 to protest the socioeconomic conditions in the country resulted in a consensus on the drafting of a new constitution. Although progress has been made in the fight against poverty in Chile, the country with the highest per capita income in South America, income inequality stands out as an important problem.
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