Gabriel Boric to become Chile's youngest ever president

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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile's presidential election to become the country's youngest ever leader, the BBC reports.

In what was expected to be a tight race, the 35-year-old former student protest leader defeated his far-right rival José Antonio Kast by 10 points.

Official results gave Boric 56% of the votes against Kast's 44%.

Boric told supporters he would look after democracy, promising curbs on Chile's neoliberal free market economy.

In his speech, Boric said he was taking on the job with humility and a "tremendous sense of responsibility", vowing to "firmly fight against the privileges of a few".