Chilean independent senator and defeated presidential candidate, Alejandro Guillier, conceded Sunday after losing the presidency to former head of State and market-friendly businessman, Sebastián Piñera.
Mr Guillier stated that, even though he lost, he was proud of the country’s democracy and its electoral system.
“Once again Chileans have gone to the polls and have decided to choose its destiny through the popular vote”, Guillier said.
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He also informed that he had already called the president-elect to congratulate him.
During a speech at his campaign headquarters, Mr Guillier addressed his supporters and thanked all those who believed his program, people who -he hoped- could manage to understand the result and build a new democratic option for Chile based “on freedom, equality and opportunities”.
Mr Guillier accepted that the result was a defeat, but he highlighted that “defeats are when you learn the most”.
“Chile has given us a sign we have to respect”, the senator said in front of his supporters and the press.
He assured that both him and his family want to keep working “for the Chile we believe in”.
