The Constitutional Convention finalized the drafting of a new Constitution for Chile on Tuesday. After a year of work, the Magna Carta project will be handed over to left-wing president Gabriel Boric next Monday.
The final point in the drafting process came two days ahead of schedule after right-wing constituencies withdrew a series of petitions to separately vote on the changes.
After the draft of the new Constitution is handed over to President Boric, it will be put to a referendum on September 4 by compulsory voting.
Amid the applause, embraces, and cries of joy by the 154 members of the Constitutional Convention, its president, María Elisa Quinteros, concluded the sessions that began last July to draft the Magna Carta, which should replace the current Magna Carta inherited from his dictatorship. Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).
Writing the text of the constitution was Chile’s political solution to placate the protests that erupted on October 18, 2019, demanding social justice in the country.
“Today we are ending a cycle. We have the definitive text of the proposal for a new Constitution. With hope, deep debate, democracy and some mistakes, but with a deep love for our country, this Convention proposes a new and better path for Chile. Founder and actor Ignacio Achurra approves the text or will say Chilean, referring to the plebiscite to reject it.
Over the past weekend, polls showed an increase in rejection prior to the September consultation at a time when there was sharp disagreement over the tone of the Convention’s debates and a series of misinformation-laden statements about articles on education, civil liberties and civil rights. freedoms. , indigenous rights and private property.
If the option to reject wins, the current Constitution will be retained, written behind closed doors during the Pinochet dictatorship, and reformed at some point during 30 years of democracy.
The convention was the first in Chile to have democratically elected members, with 17 seats reserved for gender equality and representatives of indigenous peoples.
source: Noticias
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