Boric’s right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, who trailed with 44.13%, conceded the election to Boric and congratulated his opponent on his triumph.

“I just talked with Gabriel Boric and I have congratulated him on his great triumph. From today he is the elected President of Chile and he deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration. Chile is always first,” Kast tweeted.

Boric studied in the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile and was the President of the University of Chile Student Federation in 2012. As a student representative, he became one of the leading figures of the 2011–2013 Chilean student protests.

Boric was elected two times to the Chamber of Deputies representing the Magallanes and Antarctic district, first as an independent candidate in 2013 and then in 2017 as part of the Broad Front, a leftist coalition he created with several other parties.

During the 2019 civil unrest in Chile, Boric was one of the politicians negotiating the agreement that paved the way for a referendum to change the Constitution.

In 2021, he was selected as the presidential candidate of the Apruebo Dignidad coalition that included the Broad Front, the Communist Party, and other smaller movements after winning the official primaries with 60% of the popular vote. (ILKHA)