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Dec 19, 2021, 6 tweets

Chile chooses Sunday between far-right and leftist candidates for a president to lead the country through a period of constitutional change amid a clamor for social reform
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#UPDATE Polling stations close in Chile's election at 2100 GMT. Results are expected a few hours later. Here is the latest on the contest from @marietteleroux in Santiago u.afp.com/wThN

@marietteleroux #BREAKING In Chile's presidential election, far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast says he has conceded to leftist Gabriel Boric

@marietteleroux #BREAKING Leftist Gabriel Boric is Chile's new president: official result

@marietteleroux #UPDATE The streets of Santiago exploded in celebration after far-right lawyer Jose Antonio Kast conceded a polarized presidential election to his leftist rival Gabriel Boric, congratulating the new "president-elect" on Twitter u.afp.com/wTha by @marietteleroux

@marietteleroux Leftist lawmaker Gabriel Boric has become Chile's youngest-ever president at age 35, on promises of installing a "welfare state" in one of the world's most unequal countries u.afp.com/wThD by @mikeldrums

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