Chileans vote in 155-member meeting to draft new Constitution | Latin America News

Chileans are voting on Sunday, the second day of the general election, to elect 155 delegates to the Constituent Assembly, which will re-enact the country’s constitutional dictatorship to address the inequalities that have sparked protests in 2019.

An estimated 14 million people are eligible to vote this week at the end of an election that many see as the most important election in Chile since its return to democracy 31 years ago.

More than three million, or about 20.4% of voters, voted Saturday, according to the Electoral Service.

“I believe we have laws that affect the heart of our country,” President Sebastian Pinera said after casting his vote in the capital, Santiago.

Silvia Navarrete, a 35-year-old economist, was at the Santiago ballot box with her daughter in her arms.

He also voted for a system that “works for everyone, allows all voices to be heard” and ensures that “freedom and employment are good for all”.

Forty-year-old university professor Carlos Huertas said his vote went to candidates who had been involved in “these changes” – meaning the 2019 demonstrations.

The constitution of Chile began in 1980, enacted under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1973-1990, and is widely criticized for hindering development in a country that is considered to be one of the world’s worst economic powers.

The disagreement is one of the reasons for the October 2019 protests, which took place one month – after 36 deaths – after the government approved a referendum on a new constitution.

This, which is scheduled for April 2020 but has been delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic, took place on October 25 last year.

The results were uncertain: 80% voted for the new rules to be drafted by an organization made entirely of elected members.

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This week, more than 1,300 want to take part in history.

The polls show that the election will be a battle between left-wing and right-wing candidates, while independent candidates are not expected to receive any support.

The parties on the left are working hard to control the mineral resources and other natural resources – especially hidden since the dictatorship – and are spending a lot of money on education, health, pensions and development.

On the right, they emphasize the importance of social mobilization, particularly the protection of capitalist, a market that is grateful for years of economic growth in Chile.

Worldwide, half of all aspiring – and women – manufacturers.

This will also be the case with a group of 155 people, who will have nine months to pass the constitution of Chile, which will be approved or rejected next year in a national election.

Seventeen seats on a “meeting” inscribed on the by-laws are reserved for Indian representatives.

Voters this week also elect local government officials, mayors and local councilors – often to run for president, the results of which are in November.

Rich, but unequal

Campaigning has been tense between the COVID-19 epidemic that has brought more than 1.2 million cases and the deaths of nearly 30,000 people in a country of 19 million people, with two days of elections due to the epidemic.

Chile has the highest vaccination rate in South America, with more than 48.5% of the 15.2 million recipients receiving two-thirds so far.

The country has the highest human population and is the third largest in Latin America. But working classes, even middle school students, have a lot of debt, often paying for their education and pensions.

A report by the OECD in February said “major inequality” was a major problem in Chile, with 53 percent of households estimated to have financial problems and 20% of the poorest families receiving 5.1 percent of total income.

There is a low level of satisfaction with a good life.