More than 2,000 hopefuls have applied for selection to
the commission that will rewrite Chile’s dictatorship-era
constitution, the top electoral body said Monday.
Applicants have until midnight to register their interest, after
which the Electoral Service will publish the official list.
The 14 million eligible voters will then elect on April 11 the
155 members of the Constituent Assembly that will rewrite the
constitution, which dates from the rule of military dictator
Augusto Pinochet (1973-90).
Of the 2,223 candidates so far, 177 are indigenous people, who
are competing for the 17 places reserved for their communities.
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Indigenous people make up 12.8 percent of Chile’s 18 million
population.
Chileans voted overwhelmingly in October to rewrite the
constitution, which had been one of the key demands from protesters
who rose up in October 2019 to lead months of protests against
social inequality.
A previous law passed by Congress deemed that the commission
must be equally split between men and women.
It’s a crucial year for Chileans who will return to the voting
urns on November 21 to elect a successor to President Sebastian
Pinera, who cannot stand for re-election.
AFP
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