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The election at the National Stadium in Santiago. 'Rechazo' campaign, 1 September 2022. According to the itinerary originally proposed for the constituent process, it was estimated that the plebiscite to approve or reject the text of the new Constitution would take place in September 2021, if the Constitutional Convention met its term of nine months and did not request the three-month ...
The National Congress was closed without an immediate renewal of the members of its two chambers during three periods: 1924-1925, June-October 1932 and 1973-1989. A new four-years legislative period begins with the installation of the National Congress. The LVI legislative period of the Chilean Congress began on March 11, 2022 and will end in 2026.
Chile Vamos: 53 National Renewal: 25 Political Evolution: 4 Democratic Independent Regionalist Party: 1 Party of the People: 6 Undefined: 6 United Centre: 1 United Independents: 1 Citizens: 1 New Social Pact: 37 Christian Democratic Party: 8 Liberal Party of Chile: 4 Radical Party of Chile: 4 Party for Democracy: 7 Socialist Party of Chile: 13 ...
Elections in Chile are held nationwide, including the presidency, parliament, regional offices, and municipal positions. Chilean citizens and foreign residents with legal residency of at least five years, who are 18 years or older on election day, are eligible to vote.
On June 20, 2021, the president signed a decree setting the installation of the Constitutional Convention for July 4 at 10:00 AM in the courtyards of the former National Congress palace. This date also marked the 210th anniversary of the installation of the First National Congress of Chile. [36]
It was the ruling coalition during the first and second government of Sebastián Piñera, (2010–2014) and (2018–2022). In the National Congress, Chile Vamos has 52 deputies and 24 senators, while the parliamentary group of Apruebo Dignidad is formed by 37 deputies and 6 senators.
Lawmakers announced the "Agreement for Chile" in December 2022, as a second attempt to draft a new constitution with different rules. The agreement states that a group of 50 directly-elected constitutional advisors will draft the constitution based on a preliminary draft prepared by a commission of 24 experts appointed by Congress.
Since 2017, Chile's congress has been elected through open list proportional representation under the D'Hondt method. Before 2017, a unique binomial system was used. These system rewards coalition slates. Each coalition could run two candidates for each electoral district's two Chamber seats.