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Natalia A. Ramos Miranda
SANTIAGO — The campaign to approve or reject the new Chilean constitution officially launched on Wednesday, with prominent politicians and public officials. An era when public support is declining.
President Gabriel Borrick expressed his personal support for the new constitution, stating that it would serve his ambitious social and environmental agenda.
Pedro Pascal, a popular Chilean-American actor from The Mandalorian who supported Bolic during the election, posted a photo on Twitter with a new constitution expressing his support.
Chilean conservative politicians were opposed to the new constitution from the beginning, but former Socialist Party President Ricardo Lagos said on Tuesday that the proposed and existing constitutions After issuing a statement stating both, it is far from rallying the "majority of citizens" to gather support that has hit the approval campaign.
"What happened in Lagos is a very important fact when support for the proposal has already fallen," said Kenneth Bunker, head of political consultant Treskintos. ..
Bunker added that Lagos's position "opens the door for other centre-lefts to participate."
Former President and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has previously expressed support, but members of her government, including former Finance Minister Andres Velasco, opposed the new constitution on Wednesday. ..
Nearly 80% of Chileans voted to draft a new constitution in 2020 to replace texts dating back to the August Pinochet dictatorship that ended in 1990. However, support has declined for several months. Political controversy surrounding the process.
According to Cadem's latest poll, 51% of respondents will vote for the newest Magna Carta in history, but only 15% remain undecided.
"People want a new constitution, but obviously they don't," Banker said, and if the new text is rejected, the government "plans" to meet social demands. He added that "B" is necessary.
The Parliamentary Commission approved on Tuesday to withdraw the requirement to reform the current Constitution with a 2/3 to 4/7 parliamentary vote. (Report by Nathalia Ramos, Written by Alexander Birgas, Edited by Alexandra Hudson)
