Chile's new millennial socialist president Gabriel Boric, 35, has created an Instagram account for his 'first dog' Brownie aft...
Chile's new millennial socialist president Gabriel Boric, 35, has created an Instagram account for his 'first dog' Brownie after his shock election win last week.
Mr Boric stormed to victory in the December 19 presidential election by more than ten points to become the youngest person ever to lead a South American state.
Three days later, he created an Instagram account for his dog Brownie featuring his pet speaking to furry foreign counterparts and getting interviewed on the news.
'I take on the challenge of the position entrusted to me by popular choice, the First Dog,' read the first post on the account.
'I pledge not only to watch out for the rights and caresses that dogs deserve, but for all the pets in Chile.'
And Brownie appears to be settling into life in the spotlight with later posts show him talking to Buenos Dias a Todas, a Chilean breakfast television show, and being congratulated on his election win by the President of Argentina's dog, Dylan.
The newly elected Chilean president has created a fan account for his dog Brownie featuring his pet speaking to furry foreign counterparts and getting interviewed on the news
Chile's 'first dog' Brownie was pictured being interviewed for Buenos Dias a Todas, a Chilean breakfast television show
Brownie was congratulated on his election win over FaceTime by the President of Argentina's dog, Dylan
Three days after winning Chile's presidential election, Gabriel Boric (pictured, with his dog Brownie) created an Instagram account for his dog who he jokingly referred to as the 'first dog'
Left-wing millennial Gabriel Boric, 35, stormed to victory in the December 19 presidential election by more than ten points to become the youngest person ever to lead a South American state
With nearly 300,000 followers, Brownie Boric's page has already overtaken that of Argentina's 'first dog', a collie called Dylan who was named after the singer Bob Dylan, according to his profile.
After the video call, Brownie's account praised his furry Argentine counterpart, sending 'love to [Dylan] and the Argentine republic.'
'We hope to be able to advance in matters and exchange ideas to make this a better world,' the post said.
And on Wednesday, Mr Boric posted a picture of Brownie and told followers the dog had 'woken up happy' because the account had reached more than 150,000 new friends - using the portmanteau 'amidoggos'.
'With a big smile to start this Wednesday, it's a good day to adopt and make animals like me happy, woof!'
With nearly 300,000 followers, Brownie Boric's page has already overtaken that of Argentina's 'first dog', a collie called Dylan (pictured with his owner, President Alberto Fernandez)
![After their video call, Brownie's account praised his furry Argentine counterpart, sending 'love to [Dylan] (pictured) and the Argentine republic.' 'We hope to be able to advance in matters and exchange ideas to make this a better world,' the post said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/24/13/52185083-10342301-image-m-76_1640351710528.jpg)
After their video call, Brownie's account praised his furry Argentine counterpart, sending 'love to [Dylan] (pictured) and the Argentine republic.' 'We hope to be able to advance in matters and exchange ideas to make this a better world,' the post said
Mr Boric stormed to victory in Chile's presidential election beating out Jose Antonio Kast, 55, a free-market firebrand likened to former US president Donald Trump.
Mr Kast, who has a history of defending Chile's past military dictatorship,, had tried unsuccessfully to scare voters that his young, inexperienced opponent would upend Chile's vaunted record as Latin America's most stable, advanced economy.
He finished ahead of Mr Boric by two points in the first round of voting last month but failed to secure a majority of votes, setting up a head-to-head runoff between the two.
Mr Boric was able to reverse the difference by a larger margin than pre-election opinion polls forecast by expanding beyond his base in the capital, Santiago, and attracting voters in rural areas who do not side with political extremes.
Gabriel Boric won Chile's presidential election on December 19 making a victory speech in Santiago, Chile, after his win was confirmed
Mr Boric became the country's youngest leader after his rival concedes defeat on Sunday
Supporters of left-wing millennial presidential candidate Gabriel Boric celebrated on the streets of Chile's capital of Santiago after his election win on December 19
Mr Boric was among several activists elected to Congress in 2014 after leading protests for higher quality education.
An additional 1.2 million Chileans cast ballots on Sunday compared to the first round, raising turnout to nearly 56 per cent, the highest since voting stopped being mandatory in 2012.
Mr Boric has vowed to 'bury' the neoliberal economic model left by general Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship and raise taxes on the 'super rich' to expand social services, fight inequality and boost protections of the environment.
His victory is likely to be felt throughout Latin America, where ideological divisions have been on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic, reversing a decade of economic gains, exposed longstanding deficiencies in health care and deepened inequality that is among the worst in the world.
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