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What Boric does with his first term will, for better or worse, end up defining the next decade of Chilean politics, but the hope is that his continued victories as a student protester and representative of the Chilean people will translate to success and productivity in office. At 35-years-old, Gabriel Boric may just be leading Chile into the future it deserves. Viva Chile!

Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America.

MEXICO CITY — Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America. So, when Chilean voters elected the left-wing Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student leader, as president on Sunday, the rest of Latin America wanted to know: What does this mean for Chile — and for us?

Chile’s incoming president is committed to dismantling an economic model that has weighed on the country’s poor for decades. But with the road ahead riddled with obstacles, Michael Chessum asks: is the Chilean left strong enough to overcome the legacy of Pinochet?

Will Chiles president-elect Gabriel Boric and his team lead the country toward a European-style social-democracy in partnership with business, or will the country turn sharply left if traditional economic powers resist their reforms?

Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America. So, when Chilean voters elected the left-wing Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student

Jorge G. Castañeda sees reason to believe that Chile's new president will not govern like a typical left-wing populist.

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By Patricia Nieto Mariño Santiago, Dec 22 (EFE).- They’ve gone from heading student protests with their fists in the air to entering La Moneda palace, the seat of Chile’s government, in just a few years. With the election last Sunday of Gabriel Boric as president, a new generation of “tieless” politicians who struggled out in …

MEXICO CITY — Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America. So, when Chilean voters elected the left-wing Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student leader, as president on Sunday, the rest of Latin America wanted to know: What does this mean for Chile — and for us?