In December 2021 Presidential  elections of Chile, who has emerged as the winner and set to become the youngest president of the country?

The correct answer is Gabriel Boric.

 Key Points

• In Chile, Gabriel Boric, 35 yrs old former student leader will become the country's youngest president after he won a presidential runoff election on 19 Dec'21.
• Out of 99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over Jose Antonio Kast.
• By 2014 he had joined the National Congress as a lower-house legislator.
• Boric will be sworn in on 11 March 2022.

Additional Information

• Chile is the fifth largest trading partner of India in the Latin American region.
• Chile is officially known as the Republic of Chile. Its capital is Santiago.
• It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the south.
• The Atacama desert is one of the driest places in the world touches Chile.
• It owes its aridity due to a constant temperature inversion of cool north-flowing Humboldt ocean current.
• Chuquicamata is the World’s largest copper town in Chile.