REACTION: Chile Rejects Second Constitutional Rewrite
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AQ Editors
The nation is the world’s first to turn down two consecutive constitutional proposals. The 1980 charter remains in place.
On December 17, 56% of Chilean voters rejected a constitutional proposal drafted by a majority right-wing council. A previous text, written by a mainly left-wing convention, was dismissed by 62% of voters in the September 2022 plebiscite. After yesterday's referendum, President Gabriel Boric said that the constitutional process was now closed for the remainder of his term. AQ asked analysts to share their reaction to the result: Patricio Navia, professor of liberal studies at NYU and professor of political science at Diego Portales...
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