Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric gestures as he celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election in Santiago, Chile, December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's left partied into the early hours of Monday with thousands taking to the street with flags and banners in capital Santiago to celebrate the election win of 35-year-old Gabriel Boric, who will become the country's youngest ever President.
Boric, a former student protest leader who leads a leftist coalition and has pledged to overhaul Chile's economic model, firmly beat out far-right rival Jose Antonio Kast, who quickly conceded defeat, helping give certainty to the result.
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