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Chileans opt for ‘outsiders’ to draft post-Pinochet constitution

Sebastián Piñera says outcome of election shows his government and political parties are not “attuned to the demands and aspirations of citizens.”

Buenos Aires Times

Chileans voted at the weekend for people not aligned to political parties to form the bulk of a 155-member body that will rewrite a dictatorship-era constitution widely blamed for deep social inequality.

A new constitution was a key demand of 2019 protests that left several dozen dead but paved the way for what has been labelled Chile’s most important election since its return to democracy 31 years ago.

The outcome of the vote on Saturday and Sunday was interpreted as a rebuke of the ruling right and of traditional political parties.

Read more at, https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/chileans-opt-for-outsiders-to-draft-post-pinochet-constitution.phtml

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