Gabriel Boric, leader of the hard left, will be the new president of Chile

• Chile The most tense election in more than three decades of democracy

From the student demonstrations to the

in just ten years.

at the head of a left-wing coalition that includes the powerful Communist Party, will assume the presidency of

on March 11, 2022

to mark several milestones: that day he will become the first head of state educated in democracy, as well as , with

the youngest in the history of the country. It will also be the government furthest to the left since

in the 1970s.

With 68% of the votes scrutinized, Boric won with 54.72% against the 44.72% of

candidate of

and representative of what could be called a conservative right without complexes.

"I just spoke with

and I have congratulated him on his great triumph," Kast wrote on social networks just an hour and a quarter after the election closed.

"From today he is the elected president of Chile and deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration, Chile always comes first."

The new president, candidate of the

is in turn the head of a coalition that brings together the Chilean hard left. Both Boric and Kast left the center-left and center-right on the road in the first round of November, which shared the main seat of the Palacio de La Moneda since the dictator

left power in 1990.

On a Sunday of extremely high temperatures at the gates of the austral summer, the day passed calmly, although with important reproaches from the left, who accused the government of

of having restricted public transport services, which circulated frequently below 50 percent of a business day.

In a country where less than 50 percent of the electoral roll voted a month ago, the lack of transportation was of particular concern in the left-wing coalition, which has its largest pool of votes in urban centers.

The worry, finally, proved to have no reason to be.

From the coalition that promoted Boric to La Moneda, it is assured that Boric will be a president with common sense, and not a hostage of the

"Boric has a great capacity for dialogue and for achieving democratic agreements in very complex moments. He demonstrated it during the social outbreak, in very critical moments,"

Juan Ignacio Latorre, senator of the left-wing coalition

, told

.

"He played a role of the State, of a statesman, despite his youth, and I think that is valued across the board. He is a very intelligent person who has convictions and his vocation for human rights is very clear. He has been very critical of

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