Saturday May 14, 2022 | 19:55
Amid applause and hugs, the first draft of the new Constitution was closed definitively during the day this Saturday, with a total of 499 articles. Today’s session concluded paves what would be the future magna carta if the “I approve” option is won on September 4.
This Saturday, the Constitutional Convention concluded the voting on the permanent norms, thereby ending the first draft of the new Constitution.
In this way, the document and its 499 permanent items will go to the Harmonization Commission.
In addition, it was indicated that As of this Monday, the final commissions will begin to work for the harmonization of transitional and preamble regulations.
At the time, the conventional and all the people present in the hemicycle they celebrated with shouts and applause this advance.
“Today we mark a very important milestone. We are pleased to formally announce the closing of the constitutional debate after 103 plenary sessions”, said the president of the CC, Maria Elisa Quintero in the middle of a press point.
He went on to say that: “Today the last articles that came from the thematic commissions entered the constitutional text.”
“With this plenary session, not only is the constitutional debate closed, but another milestone in this process is reached, complying with all established deadlines. he added.
From the Constitutional Convention it was indicated that “The draft provides a response in many matters to the demands of Chileans.”
Regarding the draft of the new Constitution, the vice president of the organization referred, Gaspar Domínguez, who showed satisfaction with the work done.
“We managed to take this big step. We fulfilled this stage within the deadlines and in the manner in which we promised the citizenry nearly 10 months ago.” said.