Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year
Source: Associated Press
Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year
BY MARÍA VERZA AND PATRICIA LUNA
Updated 10:47 PM EST, December 17, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Voters rejected on Sunday a proposed conservative constitution to replace Chile’s dictatorship-era charter, showing both the deep division in the South American country and the inability of political sectors to address people’s demands for change made four years ago.
With nearly all votes counted late Sunday, about 55.8% had voted “no” to the new charter, with about 44.2% in favor.
The vote came more than a year after Chileans resoundingly rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention and one that many characterized as one of the world’s most progressive charters.
The new document, largely written by conservative councilors, was more conservative than the one it had sought to replace, because it would have deepened free-market principles, reduced state intervention and might have limited some women’s rights.
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