The increase in the price of the metro ticket at peak times was the start of mass protests that were sparked by the public’s anger against Chile’s elite of all kinds, leading a year later, today, to the current result of the change of Chilean Constitution.
Replacing the Constitution, which is a legacy of the Dictatorship of August Pinochet (1973-1990) was the main claim of citizens who started demonstrating in the streets on or after 18 October 2019, demanding more social justice.
by Thanos S. Chonthrogiannis
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77,9% of voters who participated in the referendum held on Sunday 25 October 2020 voted in favour of revising August Pinochet’s Constitution.
This revision of the Constitution will take place through (and based on the results of the vote) a “Constituent Assembly” consisting exclusively of citizens. Supporters of this method of revision are those citizens who are politically in the center and left and believe that this revision of the Constitution will remove deep social inequalities.
Until the outbreak of the crisis a year ago, Chile’s macroeconomic indicators were on a sound macroeconomic path. What lies ahead from now on will be shown by the socialist policy that is most likely to be pursued. Since most of the Chilean people want this change, the country’s elites should respect it and follow it together with the Chilean people.
Readers interested in learning what economic policies should be implemented to eliminate social inequalities in Chile can read the analysis entitled «Policies to reduce Social-Economic Disparities in Chile».
