Chilean voters have overwhelmingly rejected replacing the country's 41-year-old charter with a new constitution that would have been among the most progressive in the world.
The new charter that had more rights for women and indigenous persons sought to replace the Constitution adopted during the rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Chileans have resoundingly rejected a proposed new constitution, which would have replaced a charter dating back to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet almost 41 years ago.
Although rejection had been expected in Sunday s plebiscite, the almost 24-point margin was a shocking repudiation of a document that was three years in the…
Chileans have resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would usher in a progressive era