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Constitutional reform calls mount across Latin America

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PERU/LATIN AMERICA

The debate over constitutional reform will be enlivened by the upcoming election of a constituent convention in Chile on the same day as the Peruvian elections.

Chile constituent elections will usher in uncertainty

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CHILE

Moreover, the results suggest that Chile’s next president, to be elected in November, may not come from either of the two coalitions that have dominated politics since 1990.

New constitution will extend uncertainties in Chile

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CHILE

They also voted for the new constitution to be drawn up by a fully elected constitutional convention. The process will mean at least another 18 months of uncertainty, with…

Chile government will struggle with indigenous issues

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CHILE

Meanwhile, part of the area remains under a state of emergency in an attempt to contain a surge in the violence that has plagued it for over two decades.

COVID delay will raise Chile election uncertainties

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CHILE

The bill, promulgated last night by President Sebastian Pinera, rescheduled until May 15-16 the landmark elections of members of a convention to draft a new constitution, as well…

Instability will follow presidential run-off in Chile

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CHILE

Gabriel Boric, on the left, and Jose Antonio Kast, on the right, represent very different paths forward as Chile grapples to understand and respond to the wave of social protests…

Chile's new cabinet may face internal differences

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CHILE

Boric’s government marks the beginning of a new political cycle, presaging likely party realignments, particularly on the left and in the centre, and the emergence of a new…

Elections will produce uncertain outlook in Chile

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CHILE

Neither of the two coalitions that have governed since the restoration of democracy in 1990 seems likely to form the next government, marking the beginning of a new and probably…

COVID will worsen democratic deficit in South America

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LATIN AMERICA

Across the region, declining trust in political elites has led to polarisation and the fragmentation of political systems, as traditional parties lose favour. Nevertheless…

Cartes may win re-election wrangle in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

Efrain Alegre, president of the opposition Partido Liberal Radical Autentico (PLRA), did not attend the three-hour meeting, which agreed that the constitutional amendment allowing…