Chileans have voted comprehensively against a new, progressive constitution that had been drafted to replace the 1980 document written under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. With 99.9% of the votes counted in Sunday’s plebiscite, the rejection camp had 61.9% support compared with 38.1% for approval amid what appeared to be a heavy turnout with long lines at polling states. The 1980 document drawn up under Pinochet will now remain in force and Chile’s future looks decidedly uncertain. The proposed constitution included a long list of social rights and guarantees that had appeared to respond to the demands of that vast social movement.
— source theguardian.com | 5 Sep 2022