Santiago
\nLeftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile\u2019s youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday.
\nWith 99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over his right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, who trailed with 44.13%, according to the Electoral Service of Chile. Boric will be sworn in as President on March 11.
\nEarlier Sunday, Kast conceded the election to Boric and congratulated his opponent \u201con his great triumph.\u201d
\n\u201cFrom today he is the elected President of Chile and deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration. Chile is always first,\u201d Kast tweeted.
\nSpeaking to supporters at his campaign headquarters Sunday night, President-elect Boric thanked the people of Chile.
\n\u201cI want to begin this historical moment which is tremendously exciting, and that the eyes of Chile and the world are watching, thanking all Chileans who went to vote, honoring their commitment to democracy,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you did it for me or my opponent; the important thing is that you did it, you were present, you showed your commitment to this country that belongs to each of you.\u201d
\nOutgoing Chilean President Sebastian Pinera congratulated Boric earlier in the evening, saying, \u201cChileans have given an example of democracy, you were part of that, I congratulate you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Santiago Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile\u2019s youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday. With 99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over his right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, who trailed with 44.13%, according to the Electoral Service of Chile. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-234067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n