Chileans urged to make voices heard on rewriting of constitution

A woman waits to vote during local and constitutional convention elections, in Valparaiso, Chile May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans were urged on Sunday to follow through on their call for a new constitution as voting to pick the architects of the charter entered a second day amid concerns about low turn-out, particularly in the country's more marginalized areas.

Observers around the South American nation reported a slow start in most polling stations on Sunday, a trend that was particularly marked in the poorest areas of the capital Santiago and in the north of the country, according to official data.