Chile Constitutional Updates (August 1, 2022)
President Gabriel Boric assured that, if the Rechazo wins, a new Constitutional Convention must be formed. These days the president has an intense agenda in terrain and toughened his speech against the right, assures La Tercera. La Moneda has launched a campaign called Chile Vota Informado, distributing copies of the proposed new Constitution and with ministers going door-to-door in regions. La Tercera.
Polls on the exit plebiscite: The Criteria Survey, carried out between July 22 and 26, investigated how the figures would change depending on which groups go out to vote more massively, and indicated that Rechazo has 44%, against 36% Apruebo and 20% of people who they vote blank, null or are undecided, says Ex-Ante. The Cadem Survey for the third week of July indicated that Rechazo fell 5 points (47%) and Apruebo rose 2 points (39%), the complete survey in Ex-Ante. This Sunday, the weekly version of the Cadem Survey showed one more point for Rejection (48%) and one more point for Approval (38%); 14% remain undecided. The disapproval of President Boric was estimated at 56%, says CNN.
Consejo Episcopal de Chile issues a statement on the proposal for a new Constitution, where it expresses its objections about the norms on the interruption of pregnancy, euthanasia, education and religious freedom, reports La Tercera.
Contraloría General de la República investigates seven impeachments of electoral interventionism by the Government in view of the plebiscite on September 4. The signing of printed copies of the proposal by President Gabriel Boric, the printing of copies for circulation and summaries to municipalities for carrying out information campaigns, among others, are denounced. The details of the complaints in Ex-Ante.
CONSTITUTION BRIEFS
With 41 votes in favor and 2 against and 1 abstention, the Senate approved the bill that lowers the quorum for reforms to the current Constitution to 4/7. CNN Chile
The Approval command issued a first reserved memorandum in which it raises some communication axes for the campaign. Speaking in a simple way about “the Constitution of tomorrow” versus “the Constitution of abuses”, reinforcing the idea of social guarantees for a peaceful life and punishing the corrupt are some of the main points. The complete memorandum in Ex-Ante
Coalitions Apruebo Dignidad and Socialismo Democrático debate whether a prior agreement on reforms to the constitutional text should be made before or after the September 4 plebiscite. Some points that generate consensus for future reforms are the laws of concurrence, review of the justice system or the re-election of the Presidency of the Republic, reports La Tercera.
Daughter of a communist leader and former minister of Salvador Allende, Mireya Baltra, expresses her intention to vote for the Rechazo: "Neither hate nor funa are going to intimidate me", reports Ex-Ante
Deputies in charge of the political coordination of the Apruebo assure that among the political parties and social organizations that support this option there is an openness to reach an agreement to reform some aspects of the proposed new Constitution, that will be voted on in the Plebiscite, says Emol
In an interview with Radio Universidad de Chile, the former constituent for seats reserved for the Mapuche people, Rosa Catrileo, ensures that they are deployed in the territories campaigning for the Approval and that all constitutions undergo modifications at the time of their implementation and adaptation.
Claudio Pontillo, former adviser to the presidential outpost of the government of Sebastián Piñera, and the political scientist José Labbé are the coordinators of the Rechazo campaign by the parties of Chile Vamos, the UDI, RN and Evópoli, says La Tercera. Chile Vamos and the Republican Party also added nine civil society organizations to the Rejection television slot. La Tercera
From Peru, Bachelet declares her support for the Approval: “It is not perfect, but it is closer to what I always dreamed of”, according to CNN. Hours later, she arrives in Chile on a visit for personal reasons and to meet with his foundation Horizonte Ciudadano, assures La Tercera.
Opinion: Camilo Feres, journalist and director of Social and Political Studies of the communications agency Azerta, analyzes President Boric's movements in the current political context: "Plebiscite: Boric's third round", published in Ex-Ante
Robot La Bot answered questions from its readers: Doubts and concerns about plurinationality RobotLaBot
MORE CHILE NEWS
Government announces that it will eliminate the copayment in the public health network system. As of September 1, those under 60 years of age who are beneficiaries of sections C and D of the National Health Fund, FONASA, will not have to pay for their health care in the Institutional Care Modality. The announcement will benefit five million people, says Emol
The Instituto Nacional of Estadísticas (INE) published the results of its National Employment Survey, which indicates an increase in the number of employed persons in the country. In twelve months, the estimate of the total number of employed persons grew 9.9%, mainly due to by the commerce (11.8%), households as employers (37.3%) and accommodation and food service (22.0%) sectors, says Ex-Ante. The rise in employed persons was affected by both women (13.0%) and men (7.7%), published the INE.
A report by La Tercera investigates the networks of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, which also operates in Chile. The report indicates that the emergence of the violent gang responds to the massive departure of Venezuelans from their country and its organizational structure. The actions of the Tren de Aragua include "human trafficking, sexual exploitation, drug trafficking and micro-trafficking, smuggling, kidnapping, extortion and hired assassins."
After the intervention of the Central Bank that kept the dollar low for three days, the currency rose again, although less than $1, reports La Tercera