Local media in Chile recorded this Wednesday the harsh criticism made by the prestigious magazine The Economist to the new Constitution of Chile. “Absurdly long, physically irresponsible and excessively progressive”. Those were some of the phrases used by the English weekly to refer to the project.
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After the Constituent Convention delivered the final text to President Gabriel Boric on Monday, and the public began to learn the details of the Magna Carta, analyzes of the Constitution began to be known since Chileans must go to the polls to vote on September 4 if they approve or reject the Constitution.
In fact, The Economist in the same headline it says that citizens “should reject the new draft.” Generally speaking, for this medium, the draft is “messy” and “long”. The authors of the article consider that the draft uses “imprecise” terminology, the Chilean newspaper reported on its page The Mercury.
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Generally speaking, for this medium, the draft is “messy” and “long”. The authors of the article consider that the draft uses “imprecise” terminology
“The old Chilean Constitution was not perfect. In fact, it has been modified almost 60 times. But compared to the one it is proposed to replace, it is a model of clarity. And what is more important, the old government project works. Since democracy was restored, Chile has been a Latin American success story. GDP per person has tripled since 1990 and poverty has decreased,” the article says, according to quotes collected by CNNChilewho extensively reviewed the text.
In addition, the English weekly warns that the document is much less favorable for companies.
On the other hand, The Economist It also rescues some positive aspects of the new Magna Carta. That medium mentions as positive that it seeks the decentralization of power and grants more authority to the regions. Also that indigenous communities be given the right to teach in their own languages in schools.
In addition, it highlights that the final draft has left out some ideas that the Constitutional Convention discussed at some point. “This included the nationalization of all natural resources (mining generates 12% of GDP) and the suppression of the Upper House. The central bank maintains its independence, although its powers have been expanded to include ’employment protection, care for the environment and natural heritage’.
The vote on September 4 is key for Chile since with this it closes a process that started with the 2019 protests. The social outbreak of that time caused the country to vote for a Plebiscite to decide whether to draft a new Constitution. It is worth mentioning that the southern country is governed by a Magna Carta that was written during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
After winning the Yes, the Chileans returned months later to the polls to elect the members of the Constituent Convention, which had little more than a year to draft the project.
However, polls reveal that the citizenry would be inclined to vote against the draft.
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