Who will write Chile's new constitution? (Nov. 14, 2019)
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Clashes continued yesterday around Chile -- downtown Santiago has been described as "no-mans land" -- and observers say the clock is running out for an institutional solution to the weeks of conflict. (Wires) Currently the debate centers around how to renew Chile's constitution: President Sebastián Piñera has proposed that lawmakers write a new constitution, which would then be ratified by citizens. Opposition parties and some protesters are demanding a plebiscite and a constituent assembly, which would allow broader citizen input to draft a new constitution. Neither side has fleshed out how the proposals would be carried out. (
Who will write Chile's new constitution? (Nov. 14, 2019)
Who will write Chile's new constitution…
Who will write Chile's new constitution? (Nov. 14, 2019)
Clashes continued yesterday around Chile -- downtown Santiago has been described as "no-mans land" -- and observers say the clock is running out for an institutional solution to the weeks of conflict. (Wires) Currently the debate centers around how to renew Chile's constitution: President Sebastián Piñera has proposed that lawmakers write a new constitution, which would then be ratified by citizens. Opposition parties and some protesters are demanding a plebiscite and a constituent assembly, which would allow broader citizen input to draft a new constitution. Neither side has fleshed out how the proposals would be carried out. (