Carolina Goic, former Chilean senator and former presidential candidate: “Having seen Chile’s proposed new constitution, many of us who had strongly supported a constitutional rewrite in order to address problems that our country is facing feel very disappointed. Instead of generating a text that unites us, the constitutional convention presented one that divides us even more, establishes changes that threaten the concept of a unitary state and that weaken many of the institutions that underpin our democracy. It is true that the proposed constitution would guarantee many legitimate social rights that we support. However, that is not enough to approve a proposal that, after knowing its content, has been losing support among citizens. The change to the political system and a mistaken concept of plurinationality are the main problems. It must be added that the drafting process was plagued by maximalist speeches by members of the constitutional convention that alienated the citizenry. Given this scenario…”