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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda

HISTORICAL FACTS: Explainer what s in chile s proposed new constitution | History Defined

A demonstrators holds up a book of the proposed new constitution as they gather to show support ahead of the upcoming September 4th referendum, where Chileans will vote to approve or reject the proposed new constitution, in Santiago, Chile July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Chileans will vote in a little over a month on a new constitution that would bring the most sweeping changes to the country since the end of the Augusto Pinochet military dictatorship.

The proposed text focuses on social rights, the environment and gender parity, representing a sharp shift from the current 1980 constitution written during Pinochet's prime that focuses on private rights and free market principles.

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