Gabriel Boric

president of Chile

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Gabriel Boric became the youngest president in Chilean history in 2022. He was a former student organizer who entered Congress in 2014. Boric, a leftist candidate, won the presidential election in a runoff against ultraconservative José Antonio Kast.

Boric was a proponent of a new constitution drafted by a progressive and leftist-dominated convention. This proposed document emphasized environmental protection, Indigenous rights, gender equity, and sexual diversity, and aimed to create a new healthcare system. However, it was rejected by Chilean voters in a September 2022 referendum, a significant setback for Boric. He then called for a new process to replace the Pinochet-era constitution.1

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The presidency of Gabriel Boric (2022–25)
…four leading candidates were leftist Gabriel Boric, age 35, a onetime student organizer who had entered Congress in 2014; José Antonio Kast, an ultraconservative sometimes likened to Brazil’s authoritarian ruler Jair Bolsonaro; Senate Pres. Yasna Provoste, a woman of Indigenous descent who was the candidate of the center-left; and independent…
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…four leading candidates were leftist Gabriel Boric, age 35, a onetime student organizer who had entered Congress in 2014; José Antonio Kast, an ultraconservative sometimes likened to Brazil’s authoritarian ruler Jair Bolsonaro; Senate Pres. Yasna Provoste, a woman of Indigenous descent who was the candidate of the center-left; and independent…
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