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# Chile elects pro-LGBTQ+ president
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/chile-elects-pro-lgbtq-president/
- Published: 2021-12-21T11:11:33.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-21T10:17:57.000Z
- Description: Left-wing LGBTQ+ ally Gabriel Boric has been elected as the president of Chile in a victory over far-right rival José Antonio Kast.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Queer Corner, Chile, equality, LGBTQ

Left-wing LGBTQ+ ally Gabriel Boric has been elected as the president of [Chile](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/chile-set-to-legalise-marriage-equality/) in a victory over far-right rival José Antonio Kast, making the 35-year-old former student activist the youngest ever Chilean leader. According to [*the Guardian*](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/19/leftist-gabriel-boric-elected-as-chiles-president?ref=scenemag.co.uk), Boric won with 55.8% of the vote, as he vowed to address inequality in what has been described as a *“historic”* moment in Chilean history.

Following his win, Boric said: *“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…We no longer will permit that the poor keep paying the price of Chile’s inequality.”* He also said that he hopes to advance *“sustainable development”* that positively impacts *“every Chilean”*.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gabriel-boric-lgbtq.png)

Boric concluded: *“I know that in the coming years, the future of our country is at stake, so I guarantee that I will be a president who cares for democracy and does not risk it, listens more than speaks, seeks unity, and attends to the needs of the people daily.”* He will now be sworn into his role on March 11 2022.