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Ruben Martinez Dalmau

Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia (Spain). Doctor in Law. Specialized in democracy and constituent processes with focus on Latin America.

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Chile: Urgent notes about the Constitutional Referendum

The rejection of the draft Constitution should be analyzed in light of the majorities that initiated a democratic constituent process in October 2020, when 78% supported the democratic drafting of a new Constitution.

Chile will decide its future on September 4

While covenant constitutions are negotiated by a few men in private offices or in luxury restaurants, democratic constitutions require consensus, dialogue, respect, and, especially, time.