The far-right Republican Party has secured 23 of a total of 50 members who will be responsible for drafting a new draft constitution that replaces the current one approved during Pinochet’s dictatorship.
Chile’s far-right Republican Party will head the Constitutional Council, which will be responsible for drafting a new draft constitution to replace the current draft constitution approved during Pinochet’s dictatorship.
In Chile’s Constitutional Council elections held this Sunday, the Republican Party, which favors maintaining the current constitution, won 22 seats out of 50 (99% voted).
The Extremely right He won a comfortable victory with 35.4% of the vote, and these 22 seats allow him to exercise veto power in the constitutional body.
The pro-government coalition Unit for Chile, in which the Social Convergence of Chilean President Gabriel Boric participated, received 28.45% of the vote.
Third place was for the conservative group Safe Chile, with 21.1% of the vote.
The other options are not represented in the Constitutional Council.
The founder of the Republican Party, Jose Antonio Kastdeclared after his formation’s victory that “Chile defeated a failed government” and that “today is the first day of a brighter future for our country, it is the first day of a new beginning for Chile”.
Chilean President, Gabriel Boronconceded defeat and called on the Republican Party not to “make the same mistake” the coalition made, citing the previous constitutional process, rejected in a referendum in September 2022.
Source: EITB
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