The Constitutional Reform Express
After months of talks, lawmakers finally came up with an agreement on a new Chilean Constitution. But the text betrays typical sloppiness and includes omissions....
Category : Constitutional Process
Constitutional agreement in Chile after three months of negotiating
After nearly 100 days of talks between political parties, an agreement was signed on Dec. 8. Chile will enter a new Constitutional process, with elections...
A new constitutional roadmap leads to frictions in the Congress
Several party leaders and government representatives met over the last couple days to discuss a path toward a new Constitution. While some said an agreement...
Congress condemns threats against members over Constitution disappointments
Now that Chileans have resoundingly rejected the proposed constitution, a new constitutional process begins, but not without immediate pushback. Already, one hundred members of Chile’s...
Is President Boric now a lame duck?
Sept. 4 was a watershed, not just for the Estallido Social, but also for someone who helped broker the deal for the constitutional process that...
Bipolar Chile
In the Sept. 4 plebiscite, Chileans dealt a crushing blow to the constitutional proposal. Its clear rejection reveals signs of bipolarity in society. But the...
Politicians push for new constitutional process
Although the constitutional proposal was crushed in the Sunday plebiscite, the process continues. President Gabriel Boric invited the heads of both houses of Congress. Also,...
Why did the proposed new constitution go down in flames?
The reasons behind the sweeping victory of Rechazo in the constitutional referendum are as numerous as the implications for the progressive sector in Chile. Politicians,...
President Boric: ‘The people were not satisfied with this proposal’
Chilean President Gabriel Boric addressed the public at 8:45 p.m. from La Moneda, after the Rechazo option won the constitutional referendum of Sept. 4. With...
Rechazo wins: Chile rejects the proposed Constitution
Chile’s new proposed Constitution has been rejected. Most polls ahead of the vote put the Rechazo option in the lead, but in the end it...