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John Bartlett in Santiago

Vote on world’s most progressive constitution begins in Chile

Thousands of people took part in a closing rally for the new constitution in Santiago.
Thousands of people took part in a closing rally for the new constitution in Santiago. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Chileans head to the polls on Sunday to either approve or reject what has been described as the world’s most progressive constitution, which would replace the 1980 document drawn up during Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.

The referendum marks the culmination of three tumultuous years of protest and political upheaval, in which a protest over subway prices grew into a broad uprising against deeply rooted inequalities and a disconnected political class.

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