Chile will vote Sunday to choose 50 delegates to a council that will draw up a new Constitution, after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed charter last year that was widely described as one of the world’s most progressive.
It’s the latest step in a process to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter that began with massive protests in 2019. For the most part, though, Chileans appear to be greeting this latest phase with a collective shrug.
“I’m only going to vote because I don’t want to pay the fine,” said Patricia Borzone, a 45-year-old architect.
Read the full article by Eva Vergara and Mauricio Cuevas in AP here.
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