Why Chileans Rejected the Proposed New Constitution
Chile’s new constitution would’ve replaced its Pinochet-era charter with one that guarantees social, economic, and environmental rights for all. Why, then, did Chileans overwhelmingly reject it?
Frank Gaudichaud has a PhD in political science and is a professor of Latin American studies at the Toulouse-Jean Jaurès University. He is a member of the editorial board of Contre-Temps in Paris and a contributor to Jacobin.
Chile’s new constitution would’ve replaced its Pinochet-era charter with one that guarantees social, economic, and environmental rights for all. Why, then, did Chileans overwhelmingly reject it?