'Leave the trenches behind', Chile´s Pinera appeals to new constitution architects


  • World
  • Wednesday, 02 Jun 2021

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera (C) poses for a family photo with cabinet members before his annual address to the nation, in Santiago, Chile June 1, 2021. Chile Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

(Amends sixth par to reflect three quarters of voters, not Chileans, supported drafting a new constitution)

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday appealed to the ideologically-diverse 155 men and women elected last month to draft the country's new constitution to abandon the "politics of the trenches" to engage in open dialogue and reach agreements.

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