2023 Chilean national plebiscite

The 2023 Chilean national plebiscite is scheduled to be held on 17 December 2023,[1] to determine whether the public agreed with a new political constitution drafted by the Constitutional Council.[2]

2023 Chilean national plebiscite
17 December 2023
Do you approve of the text of the New Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Council?

Background
See also: 2022 Chilean national plebiscite

In 2019, protests took place cross Chile, with protestors demanding a verity of reforms.[3] In response to the unrest, Chile's National Congress agreed to hold a national referendum that would rewrite the constitution if approved. The referendum was approved by an overwhelming majority, paving the way for a new constitution to be drafted by the Constitutional Convention, which had a left-wing majority after it was elected by the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election.

The national plebiscite for a proposed new constitution was held on 4 September 2022.[4] Voters rejected the proposed constitution during the plebiscite, with it being viewed as too "left-leaning" and "radical".[5]

In December 2022, after the proposed new constitution was rejected, Chilean lawmakers agreed to start a new process to draft a new constitution to replace the Pinochet era constitution. The new constitution will be drafted by 24 experts and 50 constitutional advisors elected by direct vote.[6]

Constitutional Council
Main article: Constitutional Council (Chile)

The constitutional council will finalize the constitution framework drafted by 24 experts. The council was elected by direct vote during the 2023 Chilean Constitutional Council election, which resulted in a right-wing supermajority led by the Republican Party.[7]

References
  1. Dispatch, Peoples (2023-01-15). "Chilean Congress approves bill to launch new constituent process". Peoples Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  2. "Chilean lawmakers reach agreement to start work on new constitution". Reuters. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. Larsson, Naomi. "Chile protests: More than one million bring Santiago to a halt". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. Fuentes, Catalina Martínez y Cristóbal (2022-04-06). "Ya hay fecha: plebiscito de salida para votar una nueva Constitución será el 4 de septiembre". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  5. Schmidt, Samantha (5 September 022). "Chilean voters decisively reject leftist constitution". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  6. "Chilean lawmakers reach agreement to start work on new constitution". Reuters. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  7. "Conservatives prevail in key vote for new Chile constitution". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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