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Leftist Gabriel Boric elected president of Chile: Steep slide into hell begins for another South American country

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From our Bureau of Really Bad Latrine American Decisions

The mobsters of Castro, Inc. are probably dancing for joy in Havana. A new partner has emerged at the right time, to rescue them, perhaps to become another colony like Venenozuela.

What a great Christmas present! So it goes. Latrine America has a fever, and the only prescription is more of the same old ordure. Say goodbye to the only former colony of Spain that had a halfway decent economy. Say hello to repression and poverty.

From the masters of understatement at the BBC:

Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile’s presidential election to become the country’s youngest ever leader. In what was expected to be a tight race, the 35-year-old former student protest leader defeated his far-right rival José Antonio Kast by 10 points.

Mr Boric told supporters he would look after democracy, promising curbs on Chile’s neoliberal economic model. He will lead a country that has been rocked in recent years by mass protests against inequality and corruption.

Mr Boric’s victory prompted celebrations on the streets of the capital Santiago, with his supporters waving flags and honking car horns. In his speech, Mr Boric said he was taking on the job with humility and a “tremendous sense of responsibility”, vowing to “firmly fight against the privileges of a few”.