In Chile, the new Constitution massively rejected by referendum, according to the partial results
Opponents of the draft new Chilean Constitution react after learning of the first results of the referendum, in Santiago, September 4, 2022. CLAUDIO REYES / AFP
The Chileans overwhelmingly rejected, on Sunday, September 4, the proposal for a new Constitution which aimed to replace that inherited from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990), according to partial results relating to the counting of 72% of the ballots.
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Some 62.2% of voters said ” dismiss “ the proposal which intended to introduce new social rights, in particular in education, health or housing, to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples or the right to abortion, against 37.8%, according to the electoral authority.
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