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Leftist Millennial vows to remake Chile after historic win

Jushua Goodman and Patricia Luna

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Santiago | Former leftist student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from his youthful supporters to fulfil his promises to remake Chile after the Millennial politician scored a historic victory in the country’s presidential runoff election.

And he already is under pressure from wary investors, who sent Chile’s stocks tumbling by more than 6 per cent on Monday while the value of its peso fell sharply against the US dollar.

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