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Chile’s Ephemeral October Revolution

Five years on, the problems that fueled the 2019 social uprising have been overtaken by public safety concerns.

The nation is the world’s first to turn down two consecutive constitutional proposals. The 1980 charter remains in place.

The polarization and uncertainty that has caused the economy’s decade-long underperformance will outlast the plebiscite.

As Chile nears a plebiscite on a second proposal to replace the dictatorship-era constitution, AQ delves into the nation’s political state of play.

A political scientist on how commemorations have exposed divisions in Chilean society

Patricio Navia on why the political pendulum seems to have swung right in Chile

Congress approved a plan to draft a constitution in 2023.

Veteran politician Carolina Tohá, Chile’s new interior minister, faces rising crime and a government in some distress.

Public policy expert Isabel Aninat on what’s next for Chile after the rejection of the proposed new constitution

Voters showed that they want a new charter, not a new country.

After a three-year process, the country is left with a question of how to fulfill their previous vote to change the magna carta.

AQ demystifies the term and how it’s been applied elsewhere in Latin America, as a vote on Chile’s new constitution approaches.

Proposals from both campaigns and an obligatory vote could still affect the outcome.

A guide to what’s in the document, and what would it mean for the country, ahead of a September plebiscite.

Chile’s young president faces sinking approval, as does the constitutional convention ahead of a critical September plebiscite.