In 2020, the Chilean population voted to institute a new constitution. The populous largely rejected the new constitution when it was announced. Here's some history explaining why they want to change their constitution.
History
In 1973, Chile went under a coup d'etat, which means a complete overthrow of the Chilean government. The man in charge after the coup, General Augusto Pinochet, ruled. Many consider him a dictator, often viewed as a leader who ruled with an iron fist. However, people were split on how they viewed him. He opened the country economically but proved himself quite selfish and undemocratic.
Regardless of how he was viewed, the core point in this story is the constitution he created. Pinochet started a coup d'etat because the president at the time, Salvador Allende, had implemented many socialist economic policies that didn't work out too well for their economy. After the coup, Pinochet instituted a new constitution that worked very similarly to the United States government, but also many things that were against what many might call "liberal democratic" or "progressive" ideas like abortion (Article 19).
These days, people with more "progressive" ideas hate this new constitution, as it denies things like abortions. Because of this, the current Chilean government has tried to create a new constitution, but the people rejected it. Concerns over security and the free market have made the new constitution less popular with the public. Although it promised many things that the people asked for, like abortions and women having at least 50% of official positions, the Chilean government will need to create a new government that would fully fit the people's wishes.
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