If approved, the text will replace the current Magna Carta, inherited from the dictatorship, and the country will have the most feminist constitution in the world, it will declare the “ecological state” a pillar and it will define itself as a multinational state, recognizes, among other things, the rights of indigenous peoples.
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Chili today has a crucial appointment for the course of its history, the plebiscite on the proposal for a new constitutionone of the most important voices of recent years, which could lead to a profound change in the country model.
If approved, the text will replace the current Magna Carta, in effect since the Augusto . dictatorship Pinochetand the country will be ruled by the most feminist constitution in the world and declare the “ecological state” as a pillar, with a determined commitment to defending the environment.
In addition, it will include progress towards a rule of law with a larger audience presence.
Chile will also be defined as a multinational statewho recognizes the rights of indigenous peoples and indigenous justice.
The text would also change presidential powers, would eliminate the Senate and would propose an asymmetric system with the creation of a Chamber of the regions seeking decentralization.
The polling stations – more than 3,000 across the territory – began receiving ballot boxes and ballot papers last night, in which the 15.1 million people with voting rights they will have to mark the option “I approve” or “I reject” the new text.
The election building, which is legally guarded by more than 26,000 soldiers, opens at 8:00 AM local time (1:00 PM in the Basque Country) and closes at 6:00 PM (11:00 PM). people waiting in line to vote at closing time will they be able to do that.
If approved, the text will replace the current Magna Carta, inherited from the dictatorship (1973-1990) – although partly reformed in democracy – and seen by part of society as the root of the inequalities in the country for promoting the privatization of basic services.
If rejected, the current Basic Law will remain in effect, although Boric has already announced that he will convene a new trial and that the mandate of the October 2020 plebiscite, in which nearly 80% of Chileans called for a constitutional change, will be fulfilled.
The president, who favored burying the Pinochet constitution, traveled Friday to his hometown of Punta Arenas, more than 3,000 kilometers south of Santiago, to vote early in the morning and then return to La Moneda Palace.
“That it is Chilean men and women who for the first time democratically decide the content and form of a new constitution is a fact that without a doubt, whatever happens on Sunday, is a fact that will transcend,” he said. arrival. in the south
The result, which is expected to be very close, will be known a few hours after the closing date and Chilean President Gabriel Boric is expected to deliver a speech on the national network overnight, regardless of the option that wins.
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