The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, He announced this Tuesday through his Instagram account that he will be a father for the first time, the result of his relationship with the Chilean basketball player. Paula Carrasco.
“While you wait and always, we will give our best so that the Chile we live in is fairer and happier.”says the announcement on the 38-year-old president’s social network, accompanied by an image of the baby in an ultrasound.
The Chilean president’s relationship came to light in September of this year during a public event in which he kissed Carrasco on the lips and confirmed the rumors about his relationship.
In November 2023, Boric announced his separation from Irina Karamanoswith whom he was married for almost five years, a decision that he explained at the time was by common agreement, taken calmly and ruled out third parties involved.
“We know that these days speculation will be the order of the day and although we would have liked to live this process in private, we both understand that it is better to tell this story ourselves,” Boric said about Karamanos.
Paula Carrasco29 years old, is a environmental engineer and national basketball team. He met Boric during the Pan American and Parapan American Games Santiago 2023.
In addition to his distinguished career, She is the mother of a six-year-old boy..
Carrasco, who has held a position in the Ministry of the Environment since February 2023, was visited by the president at her workplace before her debut in the competition, which evidenced the president’s support for her professional and sporting career.
In an interview with the newspaper The Third Prior to the Pan American Games, she reflected on the challenges of combining motherhood and professional sports: “Motherhood and then returning to play at a professional and high-performance level was an enormous challenge”he pointed out.
He also emphasized the need for co-responsibility in caring for children, stating: “I think we have a debt with those spaces that continue to be a gender problem because, unfortunately, it is women who dedicate themselves to care tasks. These spaces should be adapted so that a person can perform all their roles without stopping mothering, without stopping working.”.
The pregnancy announcement comes at a time when Boric faces multiple personal and political challenges.
In recent weeks, the Chilean president has been in the news for a complaint for alleged sexual abuse and dissemination of intimate photographic material, an accusation that was denied through his lawyer, who explained that the events occurred a decade ago, and assured that the person harassed was the president himself.
(With information from EFE)
