Chileans offered a modern constitution: Will they choose it?
by Whitney Eulich
Sep 02, 2022
2 minutes
Chileans vote Sept. 4 on a new constitution that would replace the charter adopted during Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. The referendum is the culmination of a process first sparked amid widespread anti-government protests in 2019 and has attracted international attention.
Although nearly 80% of the population has said it wants a new constitution, polls show the final draft is highly divisive. What’s at stake for Chile –
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