A demonstrator holds a Chile flag during a protest against Chile's government at Plaza Italia in Santiago, Chile, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean government has agreed to write a new constitution to replace one dating back to the Pinochet dictatorship, bowing to the demands of protesters who have taken to the streets in often violent demonstrations in recent weeks.
Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel said the president, cabinet members and political allies had agreed Congress should lead the process of re-writing the constitution. The document would be put to a public referendum.
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