Lawmakers in Chile agreed on Friday to hold a referendum next April on replacing...
A Chilean Mapuche indigenous community member takes part in a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Voters will be asked whether they approve the idea of a new constitution and whether current lawmakers should serve on the commission that would redraft the document. A month of protests has sowed chaos in the South American nation. Riots, arson and looting have killed more than 20 people, caused extensive damage and prompted President Sebastian Pinera to call soldiers on to the streets. The Chilean peso this week plunged to a new low against the dollar.
Lawmakers revised the original 1980 document after Chile returned to democracy but many say it still falls short, failing to ensure for proper health care, education and citizen participation in government.
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