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| Movimiento Nueva Constitución | |
|---|---|
| Name | Movimiento Nueva Constitución |
| Native name | Movimiento Nueva Constitución |
| Country | Chile |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Ideology | Constitutional reform |
| Headquarters | Santiago |
| Colors | Blue, White |
Movimiento Nueva Constitución is a Chilean political movement formed to advocate for a new constitutional process and to influence constitutional drafting and approval mechanisms. The movement engages with social movements, political parties, and civil organizations to shape debates around constitutional text, institutional design, and electoral rules. It operates within Chilean political institutions and interacts with regional actors, media outlets, and international observers.
The movement traces roots to protests and assemblies following the 2019–2021 Chilean protests, including participation from delegates in the 2020 Chilean national plebiscite and actors involved in the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–2022). Founders emerged from networks connected to the Social Outburst (Estallido Social), Movimiento Autonomista, and municipal coalitions active in Santiago, Valparaíso, and Concepción. Early milestones included public forums held at the Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile, collaborations with the Asamblea de Mujeres Mapuche and appearances at panels alongside figures from Frente Amplio (Chile), Partido Radical (Chile), and independents linked to the Citizen Constituent Process. The movement gained national attention during debates around the 2022 Chilean constitutional plebiscite and subsequent negotiations in the National Congress of Chile.
Movimiento Nueva Constitución promotes a platform emphasizing constitutional renewal informed by social mobilization and participatory instruments similar to those proposed by actors in the Mapuche conflict, Comunidad de Organizaciones Sociales, and neighborhood councils in Santiago Province. Its stated goals include institutional designs endorsed by proponents of decentralized models seen in discussions with representatives from the Municipalism movement and advocates previously aligned with the Socialist Party (Chile), Democratic Revolution, and non-aligned constituencies from Indigenous peoples of Chile assemblies. The movement advances proposals on electoral systems debated in the National Electoral Service (Chile), safeguards inspired by rulings of the Supreme Court of Chile, and rights frameworks comparable to clauses in the 2005 Chilean constitution reform and drafts circulated during the Constitutional Convention.
Leadership has included municipal leaders, activists, and constitutional advisors who participated in panels alongside members of the Constitutional Convention (Chile) and academic commentators from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Chile, and Diego Portales University. Organizational structure borrows elements from the colegiado practices seen in citizen assemblies and integrates campaign teams experienced in municipal elections contested against lists from Chile Vamos and Partido Comunista de Chile. The movement maintains working groups coordinating with civic organizations such as the Federation of Students of the University of Chile and cultural collectives that have collaborated with the Santiago International Book Fair and municipal cultural departments in Valparaíso.
Movimiento Nueva Constitución has run public education campaigns, town halls, and signature drives modeled after citizen initiatives that contested issues in the National Congress and engaged with media outlets like La Tercera, El Mercurio, The Clinic (magazine), and broadcast coverage on Televisión Nacional de Chile. It has fielded candidacies in municipal and regional elections contesting seats against lists from Partido por la Democracia and independents supported by Evópoli coalitions. The movement organized demonstrations in coordination with labor unions known from disputes at the Chilean Confederation of Copper Workers and participated in policy forums with think tanks such as the Centro de Estudios Públicos and Libertad y Desarrollo critics. Internationally, delegates attended conferences hosted by bodies including the Council of Europe and observer missions similar to those organized by the Organization of American States during constitutional processes.
Electoral forays have focused on local councils and regional boards, competing in municipal contests where results were compared to performances by Movimiento Amplio Social, Comunes (political party), and independent lists backed by former members of Concertación. Vote shares have been modest in early elections, prompting alliances and negotiations with parliamentary blocs in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and coordination with electoral lawyers experienced in disputes before the Tricel (Chile) and the Electoral Service. The movement’s candidates have occasionally secured advisory positions in municipal governments and seats on neighborhood boards, influencing deliberations on budgeting and participatory mechanisms akin to those debated in the Ley de Participación Ciudadana reforms.
Critics have accused the movement of fragmenting left-leaning constituencies traditionally associated with the Concertación and of aligning tactically with centrist groups including members of Renovación Nacional in local coalitions. Controversies include disputes over candidate lists that invoked legal challenges similar to cases heard by the Electoral Tribunal of Chile and media scrutiny from outlets like Radio Cooperativa and CNN Chile. Some indigenous leaders and activists from the Mapuche conflict have criticized the movement’s positions on plurinational recognition, while legal scholars from the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile have debated its constitutional drafting proposals in op-eds and academic seminars. Category:Political movements in Chile