REACTION: Chile’s New Constitutional Roadmap
By
AQ Editors
Congress approved a plan to draft a constitution in 2023.
On January 11, Chile's Congress passed a bill that starts a new process to replace the country's Pinochet-era constitution. The bill now goes to President Gabriel Boric to be signed into law. Last September, 62% of voters rejected a proposed constitution amid criticism of the document and the constitutional process itself. This new process will bring voters back to the polls twice this year: First in May to elect a 50-member constitutional council tasked with drafting a document in time for a December referendum on the proposed constitution. AQ asked observers to share their...
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