Chileans vote for Constitutional Convention delegates (May 14, 2021)
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Chileans head to the polls this weekend to pick 155 citizens to rewrite the country's constitution, a document that will replace the current dictatorship-era charter. The constitutional convention will have gender parity, 17 seats reserved for Indigenous representatives, and at least five percent of each list is for people with disabilities. The vote, which will take place over two days, is a step towards meeting the demands of the 2019 protest movement, but it is less clear whether a new constitution will be able to remedy the deep causes of social unrest. (
Chileans vote for Constitutional Convention delegates (May 14, 2021)
Chileans vote for Constitutional Convention…
Chileans vote for Constitutional Convention delegates (May 14, 2021)
Chileans head to the polls this weekend to pick 155 citizens to rewrite the country's constitution, a document that will replace the current dictatorship-era charter. The constitutional convention will have gender parity, 17 seats reserved for Indigenous representatives, and at least five percent of each list is for people with disabilities. The vote, which will take place over two days, is a step towards meeting the demands of the 2019 protest movement, but it is less clear whether a new constitution will be able to remedy the deep causes of social unrest. (