Santiago: Santiago’s streets erupted in the celebration of the week after the left of Millennial Gabriel Boric became the youngest president of Chile who was chosen with an unexpected big victory over his right rival in polarizing races.
Boric, 35, collected nearly 56 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for Jose Antonio Kasta Ultra-conservative, which conceded even before the end result was known.
Tens of thousands of Chile took to the streets of the capital and other cities after the Castle Concession, the horn of the car horn in agreement, brandishing a pro-boric plaque, waving the LGBTQ rainbow flag and shouting: “Viva Chile!” Fireworks light up the sky for hours.
“I’m happy, I cried with joy.
We handle a blow to fascism!” Jennie Enriquez pharmaceutical worker, 45, told AFP.
“I am happy because there will be many changes that will help the people and workers classes,” added construction workers Luis Astorga, 58.
Boric has campaigned about appointments to install “social welfare”, tax and social “, and social expenditure in the country With one of the largest gaps in the world between rich and poor.
The brand of “Communist” by the shown, he vowed at his first official address, weeks to “expand social rights” in Chile, but to do so with “fiscal responsibility.” “We will do it to protect our macroeconomics, we will do well …
to improve retirement and health care,” he said.
Castle Boric, who led the Alliance covering the Chilean Communist Party, “in his great victory.” “Starting the day This, he is a chilean president and he deserves all respect and constructive cooperation.
Chile has always been the first.
“Kast is a apologist for the brutal dictator of Augusto Pinochet and his neo-liberal economic model, credited with relatively Chilean wealth but was blamed for his social inequality that was rooted.
He opposed same-sex marriage, contraception and abortion, and initially promised to close the ministry of women’s affairs, his promise then row back.
According to projection by the Self Chile election agency, the election is more than 55 percent – a record of voting is voluntary in 2012.
Boric Won with a margin of almost one million ballots from 8.3 million players who meet the requirements.
“Obviously more young people come out, it seems clear …
Boric managed to mobilize the segment that was more difficult to mobilize, which was the segment of youth,” Claudia Heiss said from the University of Chile to AFP.
“All (Kast ) Anti-rights, anti-female, anti-gay speech, I think it helps mobilize the young segment, “he added.
The new president will face a difficult task to heal the staggering community from a polarization campaign full of antagonistic attacks and fake news about death.
For countries that have chosen the Centrist since Pinochet’s democratic bolster 31 years ago, it is a very clear choice between two opposing political outside.
Boric on Sunday repeated his plan for “more human chili, more dignified Chile, more egalitarian Chile.” Congratulations poured from other places in Latin America, from former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel and Albertina Fernandez on the left, to the right-wing President Ivan Duque from Ecuador.
Boric and Kastan have softened their policy proposals in an effort to appeal to Chile left without a clear candidate when they divided the centrist’s voice in the first round, only leaving both antipodes.
Both are those who have never been in the government.
Chile will go through major changes after choosing a good last year to compile a new constitution to replace the ones applied in Pinochet years.
Referendum 2020 in response to the social rebellion of anti-inequality in 2019 which left dozens of dead.
The process of preparing, in the hands of the body, most of the leans were selected in May, had to produce a constitution for approval next year, on the new presidential watch.
President Sebastian Pinera, who left the office with a low approval rank, said the country of the country lived in “excessive polarization environment, confrontation, disputes.” Pinera urged the replacement, before the results were known, never forgetting that “he will become president of all Chile, and not only those who support it.” Boric will be inaugurated in March next year.
Chile celebrates as elected President Borik Leftist
