The draft is in. This week, Chile’s constitutional delegates submitted a 499-article Magna Carta that could replace the country’s Pinochet-era constitution. Next up, committees will streamline the document, write the preamble, and prepare to shift from one constitution to the next.
But that transition isn’t guaranteed; voters will decide whether to back the new constitution in a September 4 referendum. The 10-month drafting process drew scrutiny and led to weakening public support.
That could change as the approve camp starts to make its case based on an actual document. After all, some of the articles decried as particularly radical didn’t make the final draft, and one U.S. financial services company said that that in and of itself should calm investor fears.
AS/COA Online takes a look at what is—and isn’t—in the new constitution.
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