Posted on 12/20/2021 3:53:14 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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 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".
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Leftist candidate, far-right rival
Typical media slant bullshiite
The Chicoms are licking their chops.
Chile will soon become the new Venezuela of South America.
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So did Chile really just vote in a Commie...?
The Vermont candidate for Governor eight years ago would be 20 today.
“his surname is Croatian and his family emigrated to Chile from the Croatian island of Ugljan in 1897”
I thought this guy was YOUNG? /s
Peru already elected another communist. Know several people that have left the country - educated people that are the lifeblood of a developing country.
Does he also have bartending experience? Cause that really seems to be useful for progressives.
There is a very large number of American ex-pats living there. I hope they have their bug-out bag ready.
Another country bites the dust.
Argentina, part 2.
I just realized AOC will 35 right before the 2024 election!
Another People’s State - another Ayn Rand forecast come true. Now, with no Pinochet on the horizon, Boric can get to work on nationalizing d’Anconia Copper...
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