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, made up by members elected directly for this convention, or by a mixed constitutional convention, made up in halves by currently-sitting members of Parliament and directly elected citizens. The "Approve" side won by a landslide, with 78% agreeing to draft a new constitution. On how the new text should be written, 79% opted for a "Constitutional Convention". Voter turnout was 51%. A second vote, which was held alongside municipal and gubernatorial elections between 15 and 16 May 2021, elected the members of the

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. A third vote held on 4 September 2022 resulted in the rejection of the new draft constitution. The plebiscite was held as a response to the

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, specifically after the so-called " biggest march of Chile" held on 25 October 2019, which took part in Santiago with more than 1.2 million people participating.

Postponement

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 March 2020, the Congress agreed to reschedule the plebiscite originally set for 26 April 2020 to 25 October 2020, and the subsequent Convention election from 25 October 2020 to 11 April 2021 (and later, to 15–16 May 2021). The change, which required a constitutional reform, was promulgated by the President and published in the country's Official Gazette on 26 March 2020.

Campaign

Parties supporting Approve

Parties supporting Reject

Opinion polls

:National polls for the first question: Do you want a new constitution? :National polls for the second question: What kind of body should write the new constitution?

Results

Mesa de votaciones en el plebicito nacional 2020

Plebiscito nacional de Chile de 2020 En Suecia

First ballot: "Do you want a New Constitution?"

^a Includes 59,522 electors voting from abroad.
Source
Tricel

Second ballot: "What kind of body should write the New Constitution?"

^a Includes 59,522 electors voting from abroad.
Source
Tricel

References

External links

Presidential decree calling for the 26 April 2020 referendum
published in Chile's Official Gazette on 27 December 2019 (in Spanish).
Constitutional reform changing the date of the plebiscite
published in Chile's Official Gazette on 26 March 2020 (in Spanish). {{Chilean elections Referendums in Chile Chile 2020 in Chile April 2020 events in Chile October 2020 events in Chile 2019–2020 Chilean protests Chile Presidency of Sebastián Piñera