Yesterday, Chilean voters overwhelmingly rejected the constitutional rewrite drafted by the country’s citizen-elected constitutional assembly. With 86% voter turnout, 62% voted to reject, compared to just 38% voting to approve. In 2020, 78% of voters had voted in favor of writing a new magna carta, albeit with 51% turnout. As a result of yesterday’s vote, the current, Pinochet-era constitution will remain in place. (Detailed statistics from the election are available at
Chile’s constitutional rewrite rejected
Chile’s constitutional rewrite rejected
Chile’s constitutional rewrite rejected
Yesterday, Chilean voters overwhelmingly rejected the constitutional rewrite drafted by the country’s citizen-elected constitutional assembly. With 86% voter turnout, 62% voted to reject, compared to just 38% voting to approve. In 2020, 78% of voters had voted in favor of writing a new magna carta, albeit with 51% turnout. As a result of yesterday’s vote, the current, Pinochet-era constitution will remain in place. (Detailed statistics from the election are available at