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November 15, 2019

Chile to Hold Referendum on Rewriting Pinochet-Era Constitution
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In Chile, lawmakers have agreed to a plan to rewrite the country's
Constitution, meeting a key demand of protesters. Under the deal agreed
to early Friday, voters will decide in an April referendum whether to
replace the current constitution - which dates to Augusto Pinochet's
military dictatorship - and whether current lawmakers should serve on a
constitutional commission. A second vote in October would determine the
makeup of the commission, and a final vote on a draft constitution would
be mandatory for all voting-age Chileans. 


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