Surprising result in Chile's new constitutional referendum!

In Chile, the people who went to the polls for the second time for the amendment of the coup-era constitution once again chose "no". Evaluating the results, Chilean President Gabriel Boric stated that his priorities have changed and announced that they will be closed to a new constitutional process during his term in office.

According to data from the Chilean Electoral Service, the rate of those who want the new constitution to come into force in the country was determined as 44.24 percent, while the rate of those who do not want it was determined as 55.76 percent. Thus, the current constitution, which was drafted under dictator Augusto Pinochet and revised many times, remained in force. BORIC: OUR PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED

Chilean President Gabriel Boric said in a statement at La Moneda Palace that his priorities have changed and that they will be closed to a new constitutional process during his term in office.

"It is time to accept the result obtained by those who put forward the opposite option, but it is important to remember that a significant number of those who went to the polls also voted in favor. Our country will continue with the current constitution because the results of the two referendums failed to unite the beautiful richness of Chile." Boric stated that politics remains indebted to the Chilean people and said, "Debt is paid with work and we will continue our struggle to reach the solutions demanded by the Chilean people. What citizens are demanding today is more dialog and consensus. We will not remain indifferent to the legitimate demands of Chileans in their daily lives and the urgent problems that persist." 2022 REFERENDUM HAD VOTED "NO" According to AA news; In Chile, 61.9 percent of those who participated in the referendum held on September 5, 2022 on whether to put the new constitution into force voted In the anti-government demonstrations that started in Chile in October 2019 and lasted for more than 5 months, causing looting, violence and the so-called "social explosion", rewriting the constitution was one of the main demands of the protesters. The Chilean constitution, written under dictator Pinochet, is considered by some of the public as "the legacy of the dictatorial regime" and "the main source of inequality". The constitution is seen as protecting an economic system that does not provide adequate health, education and pensions due to Pinochet-led privatization and privatization incentives.