The Chilean President even quoted Jair Bolsonaro when he criticized the Chilean extreme right; The citizens of the country will vote for a new constitution
EFE/Elvis Gonzalez
the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, this Friday 19 asked for respect for the result of the referendum on the proposed new constitution, “whatever it is”, and showed support for the institution elections. “Whatever the outcome, we will honor and respect the outcome that Chileans decide on September 4,” the progressive leader said at a news conference in the south of the country amid a regional tour. Boric’s comments come hours after farright MP Gonzalo de la Carrera sparked controversy by denouncing possible voter fraud in two weeks, one of the most polarized in recent history. The MP this week denounced the appearance of the dead on the electoral roll to the Electoral Service (Servel) and on Thursday evening 18th he tweeted a controversial image of a cemetery with loved ones visiting the dead. The photo was accompanied by the message “ApruEVO and Servel go door to door”, alluding to former Bolivian President Evo Morales’ support for the project of a new constitution.
“There is a rightwing sector in Chile that is repeating what a rightwing sector has done in Latin America. Bolsonaro currently does this, and Trump card did so at the time, which ended with the invasion of the Capitol,” assured Boric. “We Democrats will defend democracy and support Servel,” added the President. More than 15 million Chileans are called to the polls on September 4th to decide whether to accept or maintain the new constitution, inherited from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (19731990) and partially reformed in the wake of democracy became.
The right and part of the centreleft will vote against as they see the new text as “radical”, while the left is running for “I agree”, although it is committed to a comprehensive agreement to reform the most controversial achieve aspects. The new law declares Chile a social constitutional state and enshrines rights such as universal public health, free education, better pensions and access to housing and water. O Right to voluntary abortion, the plurinational character of the state and the abolition of the Senate are among the most contentious issues in the text. For months, polls pointed to the possibility of adopting the new text as a winner, but more recently they show a greater preference among citizens for keeping the current legislation.
*With information from EFE