With three-quarters of the votes tallied, 62.20 per cent said no to the new Constitution. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SANTIAGO - Voters rejecting Chile's proposed new Constitution in a referendum outnumbered supporters 62.20 per cent versus 37.80 per cent, according to early results on Sunday, with 72.19 per cent of ballot boxes tallied.
While nearly 80 per cent of Chileans voted to draft a new Constitution in late 2020, polls show public support has dropped with worries about certain proposals and controversies involving the constituents elected to draft it. Mr Diego Uribe, 35, a father of two who does not normally vote because he has lost faith in political parties, voted 'yes' in Puente Alto, a lower-income region in southern Santiago."Approval is real change for the future, free education, dignified healthcare and more rights."
Some polls from outside the country, including New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea and China, have already closed and show a favourable lead for the new text.
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