Chile's Boric calls for referendum on second new constitution proposal

Minister Secretary General, Alvaro Elizalde signs the new Constitution draft as Chile’s President Gabriel Boric and Minister of Interior, Carolina Toha look on, this is the second Constitution draft by the Constitutional Council after the first one was rejected by voters in 2022, in Santiago, Chile November 7, 2023. REUTERS/Sofia Yanjari

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday called for a national plebiscite on a second proposal to replace the country's dictatorship-era constitution.

The document was finalized last week by a Constitutional Council charged with drafting the text and dominated by right-wing forces.