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07/09/22 21:53 PM IST

Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution

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  • Recently, a referendum in Chile rejected a proposal to replace the old charter with a new progressive constitution.
New Constitution Proposal 
  • The president remains head of the government. However, he would share the power to submit laws involving public spending with legislators. Currently, this power exclusively lies with the president.
  • The president could be re-elected consecutively once. Currently, he can be re-elected non-consecutively.
  • Congress would become an asymmetric body, which currently is a bicameral body with equal power.
  • Direct democracy mechanisms such as popular law initiatives and citizen consultations would be followed in routine.
  • It would provide wider social rights, including housing, health, social security, access to food and work.
  • It dedicates an entire chapter to environment, noting that “nature has rights” and animals are “subjects of special protection.”
  • Under proposed constitution, fight against climate change would be a state duty, because it would protect biodiversity, natural spaces and native species.
  • Water has been classified as a “non-appropriable”, as opposed to current constitution.
  • Apart from this, new constitution also provides for state to take steps to eradicate and punish gender violence.
Source- The Hindu 

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