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Chile Says No to Revolution

This month, Chilean voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed new constitution. While disinformation played a part in the outcome, the draft's far-reaching reforms alienated many voters who otherwise would have supported the rights it sought to enshrine.

MEXICO CITY – The popular rejection of Chile’s proposed new constitution was expected. Its magnitude was not. This month, nearly 62% of the 13 million voters who turned out said no to the draft, which was to replace the constitution written during Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship.

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