1After the protests in Chile, a plebiscite was called in which 80% of the population decided to put an end to the Constitution imposed during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, through a body that will be made up of 155 people, with parity of gender and 17 positions secured for representatives of indigenous peoples.
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2The Assembly that the citizens will elect will have the mission of drafting a new Constitution without preconditions (except for the maintenance of the Republic) and for which there are no predictions: the discredit of the old parties and political fragmentation allow any result.
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3A group of musicians practice in the surroundings of Plaza Italia, this area was the protagonist of the protests in Chile in 2019. CRISTIAN SOTO QUIROZ
4 Documentary filmmaker Nicole Kramm, 30, is one of more than 300 victims of eye trauma during the social outbreak.
On the eve of the election, he returned to Plaza Italia to a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, on May 14.
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5Plaza Italia is a place of contrasts and for decades it was considered a symbolic border between upper and lower classes.
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6 Unlike October 2019 or the eve of the plebiscite, yesterday in Plaza Italia there were no more than 150 people, who demonstrated peacefully in support of the Palestinian people.
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7The first big unknown in the process that opens this weekend lies in participation.
It will probably be low for such an important stake.
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8Kevin Villalobos, left, holds hands with his partner.
He was part of the protesters who took to the streets in October 2019, he says he will attend to vote this Sunday.
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9The buildings in Plaza Italia maintain their improvised metal protections, several shops have been closed for months.
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10Fabián, 51, sells books around Plaza Italia after being unemployed five years ago.
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Chile prepares to create a new Constitution
2021-05-17T18:49:13.847Z
Chileans go to the polls to choose those in charge of writing the text that will definitively bury the political heritage of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
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