On December 19, 2021, A leftist millennial Gabriel Boric was elected as next President of Chile.

Highlights

• He was elected as President, after a campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to former US President Donald Trump.
• Gabriel won with 56 per cent of the votes.

Gabriel Boric Font

Gabriel Boric Font is the president-elect of Chile. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies since March 2014, and represented the Magallanes and Antarctic district. In 2013 general election, he was elected as an independent candidate. He was re-elected in 2017. In both the elections, he received the largest number of votes among all candidates in Magallanes Region. For 2021 general election, he won the Apruebo Dignidad Presidential primary, with 60% of the popular vote. Thus, he became a Presidential candidate for the leftist electoral coalition. He is all set to take charges as the first socialist President of Chile, after Salvador Allende.