Chile, a country of 18 million people, is now set to begin a two-year process to draft a new constitution, a period that political analysts and economists expect will be rife with uncertainty. Voters are expected to elect in April a 155-member assembly to draft the new charter, which will need to be approved in…
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Chile Holds a Referendum on whether to Start a Process of Rewriting a New Constitution, which President Sebastián Piñera Hopes will Restore Stability
Public trust in Chile’s institutions—from political parties to the courts—has collapsed amid violent clashes between police and protesters that started last October and picked up again just this past week. The global coronavirus pandemic has further battered Chile’s economy. Mr. Piñera, a conservative billionaire, has said the country needs a constitution that unites Chileans while maintaining market protections, whether…