Política

Congreso de Chile posterga por cinco semanas elección de constituyentes

Cambio de fecha se debe al aumento de contagios de covid-19 registrado en las últimas semanas

This handout picture released by the Chilean Presidency shows the Chilean President,  Sebastian Pinera, during the promulgation of the law that postpones for five weeks the elections of mayors, governors and constituents initially scheduled for April 10 and 11, at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on April 6, 2021. - Pinera proposed delaying the elections that will choose a commission to rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution, due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. (Photo by ALEX IBANEZ / CHILEPRESIDENCY/AFP / AFP)
This handout picture released by the Chilean Presidency shows the Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera, during the promulgation of the law that postpones for five weeks the elections of mayors, governors and constituents initially scheduled for April 10 and 11, at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on April 6, 2021. - Pinera proposed delaying the elections that will choose a commission to rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution, due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. (Photo by ALEX IBANEZ / CHILEPRESIDENCY/AFP / AFP) ALEX IBANEZ
Chile El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, durante la promulgación de la ley que pospone por cinco semanas las elecciones de alcaldes, gobernadores y electores, en el palacio presidencial de La Moneda, en Santiago, el 6 de abril del 2021. Foto: AFP (ALEX IBANEZ/AFP)

Santiago. El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, promulgó este martes la ley que posterga por cinco semanas las elecciones de alcaldes, gobernadores y constituyentes previstas inicialmente para el 10 y 11 de abril, a raíz del aumento de contagios de covid-19.

Luego de una difícil negociación en el trámite legislativo, quedó confirmada la elección para el fin de semana del 15 y 16 de mayo.

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