CHILE UPDATES (SEPT 12, 2022)
The Rechazo option prevailed in the exit referendum last September 4, with more than 7 million votes (61.86%). Overall, almost 13 million people voted bringing the process to a historic high in terms of citizen participation, indicates CNN.
On Spetember 7, Boric and parties agreed to establish a constitutional dialogue in Congress following the plebiscite. The new Minister General Secretary of the
Government, Ana Lya Uriarte, assumes a key role, reports La Tercera
One week after the victory of the Rechazo, the Cadem poll of September 11, indicates that 67% agree with having a new Constitution and 48% favor a mixed convention. 77% of those surveyed agree that a new convention may maintain gender parity and 57% agree that it has seats reserved for indigenous peoples, says CNN. President Boric reaches 60% disapproval according to CNN.
Seven reasons to understand the triumph of the Rechazo, in La Tercera. At the Foreign Policy Latin America Brief, Catherine Osborn explores Chile’s failed “constitution revolution.”
CONSTITUTION NEWS
The Chilean Congress will summon all political parties to continue the constituent process. After meeting with the presidents of the Senate and Deputies, President Boric announced changes in his cabinet, reports La Diaria de Uruguay
Carolina Tohá, daughter of Salvador Allende's former Minister of the Interior, is the government's new Minister of the Interior, in Emol
After the triumph of Rechazo in the exit plebiscite, political dialogues began on Wednesday for a new constitutional process in Chile CNN. The positions and definitions of the parties regarding the mechanism for drafting the new text, explains Emol
Former President Ricardo Lagos analyzed the triumph of the Rechazo and the scope that the result of the plebiscite has for the Boric government in CNN
Former indigenous constituent Elisa Loncón admitted that the constitutional proposal was "imprecise" and that there were errors in the work of the Constitutional Convention, says Cooperativa. Other conventionals added statements of critique, including Giovanna Grandón in CNN
Some political parties have positioned themselves in regards to a new constituent process, such as Democracia Cristiana party (DC) who declared its commitment to a new democratic and participatory process, reports CNN. Its president, Felipe Delpin, resigned, says Emol. Meanwhile, Senators from the Renovación Nacional party favor a new constitutional process in charge of a commission of experts or Congress. They seek to avoid a new electoral process, says Emol
Parliamentarians denounce threats against the continuity of the constituent process. They filed a complaint with the Investigative Police, PDI, for threats received to their emails. At least 100 parliamentarians received threats in their emails, reports CNN
A failure or a "second chance"? Academics evaluate how history will judge the Constitutional Convention and the conventional ones, in Emol. Some analysts consider that the triumph of the "rejection" is a punishment for the Boric government, says DW.
MORE CHILE RELATED NEWS
The Electoral Service recommended to the authorities not hold elections in the remainder of 2022. The agency explained that "technically and by regulation" it is difficult for a new election to be held this year, in CNN
After 10 years of voluntary voting, the plebiscite to exit the constitutional process was made with a mandatory vote. Although it would be exceptional, there are already voices that want the return of the obligation in future elections, reports DW
The Central Bank agreed to raise the interest rate by 100 base points, reports La Tercera
In the 49th anniversary of the Chilean coup of September 1973, President Gabriel Boric spoke about the role of Salvador Allende and the importance of reparation for human rights victims, reports CNN. Some acts of commemoration for the date summons violent protests, says Emol .