First draft of Chile’s new constituion set, fine-tuning to begin

17/5/2022 12:35

        Commissions in charge of fine-tuning a draft of Chile's new constitution and mapping out the transition from a free-market doctrine to a focus on rights and social programs take over on Monday before it is put to a vote in September.
        
        The constitutional assembly finished approving new articles over the weekend, with a total of 499 given the green light since the debate began last October.
        
        The harmonization commission will be in charge of consolidating and fine-tuning the text, another will be in charge of writing an introductory text and a third will establish a framework to transition from one constitution to the next.
        
        "We haven't been exempt from mistakes, of course, but today we can say we fulfiled the mandate Chilean's gave us on time and in substance," said Maria Elisa Quinteros, president of the constitutional assembly.
        
        "We've handed in this draft of a constitution that was drafted completely democratically for the first time in our history."