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Chilean Voters Select Delegates to Draft New Constitution

HeadlineMay 17, 2021

In Chile, voters have elected 155 delegates charged with drafting a new constitution to replace the current document, which was created under the U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet. By law, half of the delegates must be women. Independent candidates received the highest number of votes, dealing a blow to the center-right ruling coalition and increasing the chances the new constitution will contain major reforms. This comes a year and a half after mass protests rocked Chile, with demands for expanded access to education, Indigenous sovereignty, a reversal to growing social and economic inequalities, and an end to police brutality.

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