Gabriel Boric, a former student protest leader, has won the final round of Chile’s presidential election as the country took a decisive shift to the left after several years of civil unrest.
With more than half the ballots counted, results showed Boric, who is part of a coalition that includes the Chilean Communist party, had secured 55 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s runoff, well ahead of his ultra-conservative rival, José Antonio Kast, on 45 per cent. The winner takes office in March next year.
Kast, a 55-year old former congressman and father of nine, conceded defeat on Sunday and congratulated Boric on his “great triumph”.
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