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Chileans recently voted to reject a proposed new constitution which critics said was even more authoritarian and conservative than the 1980 dictatorship-era constitution it sought to replace.

After a second failed constitutional referendum, Chilean President Gabriel Boric's flagship lithium strategy—or lack thereof—is on the clock.

The vote came more than a year after Chileans rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention. The new document was more conservative than the one it had sought to replace.

Current constitution dating back to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet will now stay in place after two drafts were rejected in referendums

Chileans head to the polls Sunday for a second referendum aimed at replacing the country's dictatorship-era constitution, with voters asked to approve or reject a more conservative draft.

Chile has the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East – and it is lending its considerable weight to the call for justice

Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in favor of outsiders or inexperienced politicians.

Chile is home to the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East, making the community a political force.

Draft, which some observers consider a step backwards, could threaten rights to abortion and collective strike action

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric faces a deeply polarized country, rising crime and a divisive upcoming vote on a new constitution

This week marks half a century since the beginning of Augusto Pinochet’s brutal 17-year dictatorship – a dark and devastating period of Chile’s history that continues to leave scars on the South American country.