The rejected constitution would have legalized abortion, adopted universal health care and enshrined more than 100 constitutional rights, a global record.
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Chile Votes on Constitution That Would Enshrine Record Number of Rights
In a single ballot on Sunday, Chileans will decide on abortion, universal health care, rights for nature and a record expansion of constitutional rights.
Chile Could Transform Indigenous Rights in Watershed Vote
The proposed constitution would enshrine some of the world’s most extensive Indigenous rights. But those reforms have become the focal point of the campaign to reject the new text.
As Latin America Shifts Left, Leaders Face a Bleak Reality.
All six of the region’s largest economies could soon be run by presidents elected on leftist platforms. Their challenge? Inflation, war in Europe and growing poverty at home.
Mining of Lithium, Key to the Climate Fight, Faces New Scrutiny in Chile
Politicians have called for a pause in new mining contracts for lithium, which is in high demand for electric car batteries but is at the heart of a debate in Chile over mines, water rights and inequality.
Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On
Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.
Who Is Gabriel Boric, Chile’s Next President?
Mr. Boric, 35, is now the most prominent face of a generation of Chileans who are calling for a break with the past.
Lucía Hiriart, Powerful Wife of Chile’s Dictator, Dies at 98
Her husband, Augusto Pinochet, acknowledged that she had pushed him to participate in the 1973 coup that brought him to power in 1973.
Gabriel Boric, a Former Student Activist, Is Elected Chile’s Youngest President
The millennial will play an important role in helping shape a new legal framework for a nation that has been roiled by social upheaval.