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The nominations to form the Constituent Convention, which Chileans chose in the Plebiscite as the body to write the next fundamental letter of the country, will be very similar to other processes, but with some modifications thanks to debate in Congress.
According to article 13 of the current Constitution, where the requirements for the elections appear, it indicates that they can be candidates for one of the 155 quotas Chilean citizens who have reached 18 years of age and have not been sentenced to afflictive punishment.
On the other hand, although the election system was established with the same rules with which the Chamber of Deputies is elected -that is, there will be popular election by distribution of districts and with lists-, As gender parity is guaranteed, this must be reflected in the preparation of the lists.
Yes, the political scientist Mauricio Morales warned that this change will cause a mathematical problem: “in even-numbered districts, men and women will have to be elected equally, and in odd-numbered districts, neither sex can surpass the other in one“.
“For example, in a district that distributes four seats, two men and two women have to be elected; and in a district that distributes five seats, the ratio must be three to two, and never four to one,” the expert explained. Therefore, “in the event that, by calculation of the electoral system four men and one woman will be elected in that district, which distributes five seats, the least voted man is eliminated, giving space to the woman who follows them on the list of their party, or their electoral pact “.
THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE INDEPENDENT
As for people who are in public charges and seek to apply, it is established that they will leave their posts automatically when signing up.
Given the possibility that there may be candidates coming from Congress or the Government -especially after the Executive mentioned that several representatives are thinking of integrating the Convention-, the general coordinator of Non-Neutral Independents, Rodrigo Jordan, pointed out that this could further trap the path of non-militants.
Therefore, he called on politicians to recognize that, When voting for this organ, the Chileans wanted to say that “we want an equal field”.
“Even in Non-Neutral Independents we consider that political parties are key in a representative democracy, it is perfect, we are not ranting against them. But in a Constitutional Convention, which will govern how we are going to regulate ourselves for the next 40 years, it is super important that independents participate on equal terms“he explained.
