Gabriel Boric vows to ‘fight privileges of the few’ as Chile’s premier

Leftist former student has vowed to unite country and tackle poverty and inequality

Gabriel Boric has vowed to unite Chile, fight the privileges of the few" and tackle poverty and inequality after winning a decisive victory over his far-right opponent to become the South American country's youngest premier.

The 35-year-old leftist former student leader won 56% of the vote in Sunday's second-round presidential election, cruising past his ultra-conservative opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, who took 44.2%.