Gabriel Boric, president: the images that mark the historic day in Chile

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March 11, 2022, 4:03 pm GMT

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Gabriel Boric today became the new president of Chile.

The former student leader takes office following a resounding victory in December, and hand in hand with a profound agenda of changes with reforms to the pension, health and tax systems, among others.

His coming to power is marked by several milestones: in addition to being the youngest president in the history of Chile (at 36 years old), he is the one who obtained the largest number of votes (4.6 million) at the time of being elected.

In addition, she will lead the government with the largest number of female ministers in history: 14 ministries (out of a total of 24) will be headed by women.

One of the appointments that attracted the most attention was that of Iwithkia Sicheswho today became Chile’s first Minister of the Interior.

The 36-year-old doctor was the president-elect’s campaign manager and gained prominence during the pandemic, when she was in charge of the Chilean Medical College.

These are some of the images that marked the historic day.

image source, Gabriel Boric’s team

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At 8:30 in the morning, Gabriel Boric participated in a citizen breakfast at the Presidential Palace of Cerro Castillo, located in Viña del Mar, together with neighborhood leaders from the area.

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At 10:30 a.m., the first official photograph of Gabriel Boric’s cabinet was taken. The team is made up of 14 women and 10 men.

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At noon, the now former president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, arrived at the National Congress for the change of command.

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President Gabriel Boric arrived at the National Congress accompanied by the first lady, Irina Karamanos.

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At 12:30 p.m., the president of the Chilean Senate, Álvaro Elizalde, hands over the presidential sash to the new president, Gabriel Boric.

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The now former president, Sebastián Piñera, congratulates the new president.

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“Know that we are going to do our best to rise to the challenge,” said Gabriel Boric before retiring from the National Congress.

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Gabriel Boric with the new Minister of the Interior, Izkia Siches.

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After the change of command, Boric greeted some people in the streets of the city of Valparaíso.

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The former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, and the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, attended the change of command.

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