Gabriel Boric has been elected as the New President of Chile

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• 35 years old Leftist Lawmaker Gabriel Boric becomes Republic of Chile’s youngest-ever president by winning the majority vote in the recently held Presidential election.
• He defeated his rival José Antonio Kast
• He is from Social Convergence Party 
• Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. 
• It occupies a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains (longest continental mountain range in the world) to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. 
• Chile is the southernmost country in the world, the closest to Antarctica.
• It is the longest country in the world north to south with 4270 Km length.
• Capital - Santiago
• National Language - Spanish
• Currency - Chilean Peso
• It is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire
• The Atacama Desert, which receives less than 1 millimetres of rain per year, is the driest place on earth located in the northern part of Chile.
• Chile is rich in mineral resources, especially copper, nitrates, and lithium