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May 8, 2023

Right-Wing Parties Win Majority of Seats on Commission to Rewrite Chile's Constitution
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In Chile, right-wing parties have won a majority of seats on a 50-member
commission tasked with rewriting the nation's Pinochet-era constitution.
Sunday's vote was another defeat for President Gabriel Boric, after
voters last September rejected a proposed progressive constitution that
would have expanded rights for Indigenous peoples and abortion seekers,
guaranteed universal healthcare and addressed the climate crisis.


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