What could Chile’s indigenous communities gain on Sunday?
As the constitutional process gains momentum, indigenous rights have fallen by the wayside. While native communities were strongly represented in the previous process, they are...
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Public security remains citizen priority, polls say
The government should urgently tackle safety, according to polls. Concerns about social security have largely faded out of the public debate. Meanwhile, the government has...
Constitutional Council elections: what you need to know
On Sunday, May 7, Chileans head to the polls to elect 50 members to the new Constitutional Council. Voting is mandatory. The members chosen will...
New constitutional process in Chile kicks-off
Previously selected by members of congress, the constitutional expert commission started work on Mar. 6. Tasked with writing the bases of the new Constitution, the...
Five ‘axes’ of Chile’s new Constitution, according to the government
Parties aligned with the Boric administration have succeeded in reaching an agreement about a new proposed Constitution. All 10 parties have signed off on the...
Chile’s elite is back
To ordinary Chileans, it’s obvious who’s running the country. Politicians largely follow elite ideology, variations to the left or right notwithstanding. They lost control briefly...
Where’s Chile’s neo-right coming from?
A strange creature has emerged in Chilean politics. The neo-right claims to be center left but pushes narratives and policies of the right. Its members...
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....
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...
Constitutional contempt
After the defeat of the constitutional proposal, political parties took over the process. Yet, parties and Congress are the least respected institutions in the country....