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Where next for Chile’s embattled constitution?
GUILLERMO TEILLIER, president of the Communist Party of Chile, explains to Hugo Guzman why, despite compromises made with the opposition, the government's constitutional reform process is still a priority for the left
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A nationwide mobilisation signals growing resistance to the far right, but lasting change will depend on deep organising in every corner of society, writes GAWAIN LITTLE
Art matters because stories, herstories, histories, and even flights of fancy matter, posits MATT KERR
As the far right gains ground, Fire Brigades Union members are organising in workplaces and on the streets to defend public services and workers’ rights, says STEVE WRIGHT
As far-right rhetoric rises and political tensions deepen, an unprecedented alliance of organisations marches to assert that inclusivity, not exclusion, defines the majority, says STEVE GILLAN
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
Do you agree that the political agreement signed by the ruling and opposition parties is imperfect?
I believe that for the almost five million voters, over 38 per cent on a turnout of nearly 98 per cent, who voted for the new constitution with enthusiasm and conviction, this agreement is insufficient, imperfect and far from our expectations.
The questions arising from the agreement are the excessive role of “experts,” the distortion of representativeness by electing councillors for the new commission by the system used to elect the senate and the lack of precision in defining citizen participation. So why did the Communist Party remain in this negotiation — and why did it sign it?
As things stand, we must be prepared to take part in the 50-member “group of experts” that will redraft the constitution, because the government parties and other progressives will be represented on it.
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