A state of emergency in new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belo rose after the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Celebrations are underway in chile where of looks like a referendum to change the constitution is set to pass with an overwhelming majority these are live pictures from the capital santiago many say the current guidelines imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship have led to widespread inequalities the government agreed to the referendum following protests that began one year ago. In america added to the scene newman is joining us now from from santiago give us an idea of what the mood is like on the streets because it does seem as though. People are pretty confident that even though the final results are not yet in this is going to go ahead. Youre absolutely right there seems to be very little question about whether its i mean rather its not about whether but by how much t
Approval. Not quite clear yet whether a Constitutional Assembly will be approved that means. To rewrite. But thats still to come meanwhile the waiting for the final official vote to come out theyre coming here in waves by the thousands. And because of those massive protests. Here and continuing is the reason why. Referendum took place in the 1st place it was one of the key demands of millions of. Security forces in iraq and far tear gas of protesters trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone demonstrators have been marking one year since the beginning of a mass protest movement over government corruption and a lack of jobs at least 600 people have been killed since it began. As a Senior Research fellow at Chatham House he says itll be hard for the government to meet protestors to mountains. These are not the 1st lines weve seen protests in iraq in fact many times since 2003 there have been protests but in the past the elite leaders i mean have been able to kind of either through
Europe. How to call for a nationwide strike came by the roots after the president ignores the opposition said line to step down. We begin in chile where with most of the votes counted a referendum to change the constitution is on course to pass with an overwhelming majority since polls closed several hours ago thousands of people have been gathering at a popular square in the capital to celebrate it was the focal point of last is often violent protests against social and economic inequalities the governments agreed to the referendum following those demonstrations. A current constitution was imposed 4 decades ago under the military dictatorship of pinochet early results suggest people want a body of specially elected citizens to draw off the new charter which will then go to a nationwide vote. Chiles president Sebastian Pinera has called on the nation to Work Together if. This referendum is not the end it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk to give the to agree on a new con
Resign. U. S. Vice president might bans continues campaigning off the reports suggest at least 5 senior Staff Members have tested positive for corona virus. And a ban on Nuclear Weapons will soon become a reality but is it worth the paper its written on. The program we begin this news hour in chile where voters i have just a few hours left to cost their ballot in a historic referendum on whether to change the countrys constitution a vote is a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of consume the country since last year at the heart of the unrest lingering inequality enshrined in the current constitution which was enacted decades ago during the pinochet dictatorship more than 14000000. 00 people are eligible to vote including president Sebastian Pinera who cost his votes in the capital santiago they have been long queues of people outside polling stations and soldiers a controlling entry with strict sanitary measures obviously because of the pandemic our latin america editor you
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