Chile Rejects Socialist Constitution in Landslide Vote
Chilean voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have given the South American nation a radical new constitution of socialized medicine and rights to free housing, a result that decimates the political ambitions of the country's socialist president.
Newsrael News Desk 07.09.2022
The referendum on the new constitution, was struck down by 62 percent of voters on Sunday, would have also bolstered environmental regulations and social welfare programs, as well as so-called abortion, gender, LGBT, and indigenous rights.
Chilean president Gabriel Boric, who rose to fame as a socialist organizer, vowed to continue his efforts to replace the country's 42-year-old constitution.
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
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