Three special groups will begin to weed out any inconsistencies in the draft charter and hammer out its final details next week when the Constitutional Convention of Chile starts its work next week.
A committee will start to proof-read the charter for any errors or contradictions on May 17. Another body will start writing a preamble with the aim of introducing the document's main principles, while a third group will vote on articles governing the transition period to the new constitution.
It represents the final chapters of the constitutional rewrite that will produce a magna carta by early July, which will be put to a referendum on Sept. 4. The convention's members have to sell the new charter to voters to turn the tide of public opinion that has become increasingly negative on the Convention.
Gaspar Dominguez, the convention's vice president, said we want to provide both calm and certainties for the transition between the old and new constitution. That requires a broad and coordinated work with those who will be responsible for implementing it. The committee reviewing the draft has until June 9 to produce a report that recommends changes, after which Convention members can propose amendments and then put it to a floor vote by the end of the month.
Before the committees convene, constitution writers are holding final floor votes, including articles on the central bank and environmental policy.
The proposal that central bank board members should consider additional factors such as employment and climate change when making monetary policy decisions was approved by the plenary on Friday. The article ensuring the bank's autonomy was passed by the Convention.
The floor will vote on the final iteration of a new mining statute on Saturday. The latest version leaves the door open to a continuation of the concession model by granting rights and obligations established by law and the title, but it still refers to the temporary and revocable nature of permits.
The floor didn't approve an article that guarantees labor unions and companies a role in the nation's social security system.
None of the plenary supported a proposal declaring trade union organizations as the exclusive holders of the right to collective bargaining, as the sole representatives of workers before the employer. Nothing in the Constitution approved an article guaranteeing workers and union organizations the right to strike.
They also backed a proposal stating that the nation's healthcare system will consist of private and public providers. The requirements and procedures that are allowed for the private providers to participate will be determined by the future law.
48% of the respondents voted against the new constitution, up from 46% previously, according to none of Cadem's latest poll released this week. 35% said they would back the document, down from 36%. Seventeen percent said they were still undecided.
A total of 58% of the respondents said they didn't trust the Convention, while 40% said they did, marking an all-time low.
The survey found that key motives behind intentions to reject the draft charter include lack of trust in the Convention members and disagreement with the approved articles.
There are no top reasons for voting to approve the constitution, as well as the desire to guarantee social rights such as healthcare, education and housing, as well as having a constitution that was conceived during the demonetisation.
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