Chile is one of the 4-5 countries to our south upon which I keep a weather eye. It has for 40+ years operated under a very business-friendly constitution which has enabled it to become perhaps the most successful economy in Central and South America. So reports the Washington Post, echoed by msn.com.
With success came inequality, and those left behind haven't been happy. In 2019 they voted to write a new constitution and to do so in a way that incorporated the views of the entire society.
Chileans are voting to accept or reject the proposed constitution as we write this. Polls suggest the ultra-leftist 388 article document may be defeated. One voter called the document “'indigenist' and 'in the style of Venezuela.'”
For Chile's sake, I hope they turn it down and write one which is more "Western," as one interviewee hoped. We should know in a few days.
Later ... It didn't take "a few days," more like a few hours. The polls were correct, the new constitution has been defeated. The Wall Street Journal has the outcome.
The national vote to write a new constitution is still Chilean law. So another assembly will be chosen and a second draft constitution prepared to be voted on. Opinion polling can help the second effort avoid the unpopular features included in the one just defeated.
