Left-leaning Body To Draft New Constitution For A New Chile By Alberto PE?A
05/17/21 AT 6:10 PM
Chileans leaned left but turned their backs on traditional political parties in electing a 155-member body to rewrite the country s conservative, dictatorship-era constitution.
A new constitution was a key demand of 2019 protests that left several dozen dead but gave rise this weekend to what has been labeled Chile s most important election since returning to democracy 31 years ago.
Chile s existing Magna Carta limits the role of the state and bolsters private enterprise. It is blamed by many for the deep-rooted gulf between rich and poor, but hailed by others, mainly on the right, for the country s many decades of economic growth.
Les Chiliens votent en faveur d une réécriture de la Constitution héritée de Pinochet
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Le Chili s en remet aux indépendants pour réécrire la constitution héritée de Pinochet
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