the former president Michelle Bachelet voted this Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland, within the framework of the plebiscite on the proposal for a new Constitution. In this context, he called for, whatever the result, “to talk without exasperation.”
“Whatever the result of this process (…) we are able to sit down to talk without exasperation, calmly, to dialogue, understanding that we have differences, there are different opinions, but that we know how we work those differences because Chile belongs to all of us , and we have to have a legal framework that truly allows equality for everyone,” said the former president.
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The former head of state said “I am very happy because the entire process that was generated in Chile and that has led us today to the exit plebiscite is a democratic, participatory process, which means that as Chileans we are capable of continuing to perfect democracy.”
“I hope Chileans get up with courage, with enthusiasm to vote, because it is in all our hands, our future, our destiny. There are citizen demands that have been deeply felt for a long time, through this process we seek to find better answers” , he complemented.
He also commented that he will return to Chile “until the end of the year.”
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So far, the Approval is imposed abroad. In Japan, that option received 120 votes (67.42%), while Rejection received 58 (32.58%).
In Australia, preliminary results showed that Approval received 2,372 votes (67.16%), while Rejection received 1,160 (32.84%).
In South Korea, Approval prevailed with 58 votes (63.78%), while Rejection received 33 (36.26%).