PROFILE: Gabriel Boric, Who He Is And Why He Matters
"We are a generation that emerged in public life demanding our rights be respected as rights and not treated like consumer goods or a business," Gabriel Boric said after winning the Chilean presidency on December 19, 2021 with 56 percent of the vote.
Chile's New Leader Brings A New Kind Of Left To Latin America
December 31, 2021--By this point, talking about controversial leaders in Latin America might be a cliché in itself. But still, almost every election in the region has at least one person that can raise a few eyebrows. Chile had two: Pinochet defender José Antonio Kast and Gabriel Boric, the far-left leader, and elected president.
Boric is an interesting leader. For one, he is the youngest president to rule the Andean* country. Also, at age 35, he is the first president to b...