In a referendum 62% of voters voted against the draft document. Not one of Chile’s 16 regions approved it
. It enshrined over 100 fundamental rights, more than any charter in the world. Chileans would have enjoyed rights ranging from the bizarre–such as to “nutritionally complete” food and “neurodiversity”—to the worrying, including an unfettered right for trade unions to strike.
Now that the text has been buried, questions will turn to the fate of the ruling coalition. The share of people who say they disapprove of Mr Boric has risen from 20% in March, when he took office, to 56% today. Though his government has tried to distance itself in recent months from the work of the convention, the two were still seen as closely tied, says Mr Valdivieso. Mr Boric’s approval ratings fell in line with a rapid drop in support for the body.
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