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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Alexander Villegas

Chile forced back to the drawing board after new constitution scuttled

A supporter of the reject option reacts to the results of the referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Chile will go back to the drawing board to redraft its Augusto Pinochet-era constitution after a new text got overwhelmingly rejected in a historic referendum vote on Sunday, a blow to the country's progressives, including young President Gabriel Boric.

Boric on Monday held meetings with political and social leaders over how to salvage plans for a new constitution, bruised by the vote that saw some 7.9 million Chileans reject the proposal against 4.9 million in favor, a larger-than-expected landslide loss.

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