“In addition to the result, the plebiscite strengthens our democracy”, says Boric

The president of Pepper, Gabriel BoricHe assured this Sunday that the plebiscite on the new proposed Constitution “strengthens” democracy and said that, “regardless of the winning option”, his Government will focus on “the people’s priorities”.

“Regardless of any outcome, it strengthens our democracy. Chile demonstrated strength that we should not take for grantedshowed that the problems we have in society are institutionally channeled and we solve them peacefully and with trust in people.“, said the president after voting in his homeland, Punta Arenas, in the far south.

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“It’s not like that everywhere.”, added the president, who will monitor the results of the Santiago plebiscite.

More than 15.4 million Chileans decide whether to approve or reject a new proposed Constitution to replace the current one, in force since 1981, during the dictatorship of Augusto Pincochet (1973-1990), but reformed dozens of times towards democracy, especially in 2005, during the presidency of Ricardo Lagos (2000-2006).

Of the 17 chapters and 216 articles, the text did not obtain political consensus in the Constitutional Councilthe body of 50 councilors elected at the polls that prepared the proposal for six months and where the far right and the traditional right They claimed a majority, with 22 and 11 seats, respectively.

This is the second constitutional process that Pepperafter which it concluded in September 2022 with a resounding rejection by the electorate of a project written by a left-wing majority convention that proposed a radical transformation of Chilean institutions.

Boricwho was not involved in this election, contrary to what happened plebiscite last year he indicated that “Regardless of the result, the Government will continue to work on the people’s priorities”such as security, health, housing or education.

“This 2024 will be a year of good news in which Pepper It will grow again and we will take off as a country” he added.

The right argues that the new constitutional proposal is better than the current Magna Carta because “collect” current concerns of citizens, such as security or migrationand ensure that its approval will put an end to the four years of institutional uncertainty that caused the social outbreak of 2019.

The left, on the other hand, describes the proposal as “dogmatic” because it perpetuates the model neoliberal who installed the regime and supposes “setbacks” in social rights.

If rejected, the current one will remain in force. Constitution and the constitutional debate will be closed at least during this legislature because Boric He has already said he will not push for a third attempt.

Source: Elcomercio

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