Monday April 11, 2022 | 21:52
The plenary session of the Convention approved that Chile is a social and democratic State of law. The article – which was dispatched to the draft of the new Constitution – maintains that the country is also multinational, intercultural and ecological.
The plenary session of the Constitutional Convention approved this Monday the article of the draft of the new Constitution, where it is maintained that “Chile is a social and democratic state of law. It is multinational, intercultural and ecological”.
The norm obtained 114 votes in favor, 26 once morest and 10 abstentions, the latter votes being the majority of Chile Vamos or the Republican Party, who opposed this article.
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✅ For: 114
❌ Against: 26
⚠️ Abstention: 10 pic.twitter.com/0efQbIWvzu– Chile Convention (@convencioncl) April 11, 2022
In addition to this article, the plenary session also approved the constitutional consecration of national symbols, such as the flag, the anthem and the shield, along with recognizing the indigenous emblems.
“The Chilean flag, coat of arms and anthem are emblems of Chile. The State recognizes the symbols and emblems of the different indigenous peoples”, maintains article 17, which obtained 117 votes in favor and 22 once morest.
Multilingualism
Another article that will be part of the proposal for a new Constitution is the one referring to multilingualism, which achieved 105 votes in favor (104 are necessary for the 2/3 required quorum).
“Chile is a multilingual state, its official language is Spanish and the languages of the indigenous peoples will be official in their territories and in areas of high density of each population of each indigenous people. The State promotes the knowledge, revitalization, appreciation and respect of the indigenous languages of all the peoples of the Plurinational State”, indicates article 12.
indigenous systems
Regarding the Indigenous Justice systems, the limits that they will have were left as a matter of law, following the article that indicated that they will only “know conflicts between members of the same original people” was rejected.
Likewise, another article was approved that states that “challenges once morest the decisions of the indigenous jurisdiction. The Supreme Court will hear and resolve the challenges deduced once morest the decisions of the indigenous jurisdiction, in a specialized room and assisted by a technical advisory team made up of experts in their culture and proper law, in the manner established by law.
