SANTIAGO, Chile( AP)--A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile's next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.... With almost 99% of polling stations reporting, Gabriel Boric won 56% of the votes, compared to 44% for his opponent, lawmaker Jose Antonio Kast.... Boric's victory is likely to be felt throughout Latin America, where ideological divisions have been on the rise amid the co

Augusto Pinochet The bold promise paid off.... “ We've defeated not only fascism, and the right wing, but also fear.” Boric will become Chile’s youngest modern president when he takes office in March and only the second millennial to lead in Latin America, after El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.... It was the first country in Latin America to break with U.S. dominance during the Cold War and pursue socialism with the election of Salvador Allende in 1970....

Chile's millennial, leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric announced his first cabinet on Friday, giving a majority of posts to women and several to former student protest leaders while also reassuring markets by naming the Central Bank chief as finance minister. Fourteen of the 24 new ministers are women, including Defense Minister Maya Fernández — a granddaughter of Socialist President Salvador Allende, who was overthrown by a military coup in 1973. The Interior Ministry that oversees domestic

NEW YORK( NYTIMES)-Millennials have spent much of their lives enduring economic calamity.... Low-income families of all generations spend more on housing, gas and other essentials than wealthier families. Then there are the smaller items that together can add up.... But for the typical worker between 25 and 34 years old, price increases have been outpacing wage gains in recent months. The rapid inflation could have big policy implications....

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When Chileans went to the polls last month, Elizabeth Padilla, like more than half of eligible voters in the South American country, stayed home, not feeling represented by any of the seven candidates on the ballot. But her apathy suddenly lifted when José Antonio Kast finished first.... But the gender gap abruptly closed with the election in 2005 of leftist Michelle Bachelet, which triggered a “ pink wave ” of presidential victories for women across the region.... Several opinion polls indica

When Chileans went to the polls last month, Elizabeth Padilla, like more than half of eligible voters in the South American country, stayed home, not feeling represented by any of the seven candidates on the ballot. But her apathy suddenly lifted when José Antonio Kast finished first.... But the gender gap abruptly closed with the election in 2005 of leftist Michelle Bachelet, which triggered a “ pink wave ” of presidential victories for women across the region.... Several opinion polls indica

That set up a head-to-head runoff against Gabriel Boric, who trailed him by about two percentage points. Whoever wins will be breaking precedent.... Kast, 55, a devout Roman Catholic and father of nine, emerged from the far right fringe after having won less than 8% of the vote in 2017.... He also accused outgoing President Sebastian Pinera, a fellow conservative, of betraying the economic legacy of Gen....

Millennials are becoming an important force in Russian politics, one that both the regime and the opposition are trying to harness. YouTube, VKontakte, and other social media platforms present a promising way to reach Russian youth.