Chile’s new draft constitution would shift the country far to the left
The process of drafting it has also polarised the country
“In the middle of a political…crisis not seen in our country in decades, Chileans opted for more democracy, not less,” exclaimed Gabriel Boric, Chile’s 36-year-old president, on July 4th. His words marked the end of a year-long process to rewrite the country’s constitution. The final draft, which was presented to Mr Boric in a ceremony, will now be put to a referendum in September.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Hearts, not minds”
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