Leftist 35-year-old Gabriel Boric wins election as Chile’s next president

Gabriel Boric, who rose to prominence during anti-government protests, was elected Chile’s next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against lawmaker José Antonio Kast.

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile’s next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.

With 56 per cent of the votes, Gabriel Boric handily defeated by more than 10 points lawmaker José Antonio Kast, who tried unsuccessfully to scare voters that his young, inexperienced opponent would upend Chile’s vaunted record as Latin America’s most stable, advanced economy.