With 99.95% of the vote counted, Borick won with 55.87% of the vote, beating his right-wing rival, Jose Antonio Cost, who was trailing by 44.13%, according to Chile’s election service. Borick will take office on March 11.
Earlier on Sunday, Cast acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Lukashenko’s party and congratulated him on his victory.
“From today he is the elected President of Chile and he deserves our respect and constructive cooperation. Chile has always been number one,” Cast tweeted.
Speaking to supporters at his campaign headquarters on Sunday night, President-elect Borik thanked the Chilean people.
“I want to start this historic moment with great excitement. The eyes of Chile and the world are watching. I want to thank all the Chilean people who went to the polls and respect their commitment to democracy,” he said.
“It doesn’t matter if you do it for me or for my enemy; the important thing is that you did it, you were, you showed your commitment to this country that belongs to each of you.”
Outgoing Chilean President Sebastian Pinera hailed the evening battle, saying, “The Chilean people have set an example for democracy. You were a part of it. I congratulate you.”
CNN showed people celebrating the war by waving banners and flags in support of the war on Sunday evening in the video capital of Chile, Santiago.
Polar opposites
Representing opposite poles in Chile’s presidential election, Borik and Kast emerged as the two leading candidates after the November 21 general election.
Cost received 28% of those votes, missing out on the 50% needed to avoid a run. Borick finished second with 25%.
The recent rise of celebrity has taken critics by surprise, sometimes compared to former US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro – a staunch defender of the regime and free market of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet. The 55-year-old former congressman’s agenda includes tax cuts for companies, the creation of sanctions in the north of Chile to prevent illegal immigrants and the abolition of abortion.
Borick, meanwhile, was a student leader who, along with thousands of others, rallied in the Chilean capital 10 years ago against the country’s privatized education system.
Borikin’s political platform is riding on that wave, which includes the much-encompassing public health system, the cancellation of student loans, the raising of taxes for the super-rich and the revision of the state’s private pension system – all derived from Pinochet’s army. Rule.
Considering the recent past, Borik was widely regarded as the presidential candidate who best represented the country’s social movement. She is a proponent of abortion rights, a welfare state model, and leads a broad coalition that includes the Communist Party of Chile.
Speaking after his victory on Sunday, Borick thanked the women of Chile. Decide their own body. “
“I want to tell you, trust us, you will be the heroes of our government,” he added, adding that he would be “the president of all Chile.”
Analyst Robert Funk, a professor at the University of Chile, said Borick had a “wonderful, meteoric political career” in his rise from student leader to elected president.
“This is a very clear mandate from the Chilean electorate,” Funk said. “His party, his message, really shows a willingness – and Chile voted for it – yet shows a desire for change for modern Chile.”
Reactions to Boric Success
Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean congratulated the newly elected president.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermuds tweeted, “Congratulations to @gabrielboric on his historic election as President of Chile. We recognize the desire to expand bilateral relations and cooperation between the people and governments.”
Colombian President Evan Duke tweeted a congratulatory tweet, saying, “We look forward to continuing to work together to strengthen the historical and fraternal bilateral relationship that unites us. We are fraternal nations.”
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, Bolivian President Luis Ars, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalpo and Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado also congratulated the new leader on Twitter.
Daniela Mohor W. Contributed to the reporting.
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