Constituent Assembly in Chile: "This process marks the beginning of the end of the Pinochet era"
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A Chilean woman celebrating the results of the referendum on a new Constitution, in Valparaiso, October 25, 2020. REUTERS / Rodrigo Garrido
By: Charlotte Derouin
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For the first time in the history of Chile, a constituent assembly elected by universal suffrage will set about drafting a new fundamental law which will replace the Constitution inherited from the Pinochet dictatorship.
The 155 citizens elected in May are starting work this Sunday, July 4, 2021, which should last between 9 and 12 months.
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The Constitution currently in place protects the neoliberal model inherited from the Pinochet dictatorship.
This change was therefore one of the major achievements of the Chilean social movement against inequalities which began in October 2019. Analysis by
Franck Gaudichaud
, university professor in Latin American history and civilization at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès, specialist of Chile and social movements in Latin America.
►To read on the same subject: Chile begins work on the drafting of its new Constitution
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