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| National Agreement (Chile) | |
|---|---|
| Name | National Agreement (Chile) |
| Native name | Acuerdo Nacional |
| Date signed | 2019 |
| Location | Santiago, Chile |
| Participants | Sebastián Piñera, Gabriel Boric, Michelle Bachelet, Ricardo Lagos, Patricio Aylwin, Alejandro Guillier, Marco Enríquez-Ominami, Evelyn Matthei, Beatriz Sánchez, Joaquín Lavín, Guillermo Larraín, Harald Beyer, Camila Vallejo, Vlado Mirosevic, Ximena Rincón, Yasna Provoste, Felipe Kast, Jorge Chadwick, Andrés Velasco |
| Outcome | Roadmap for constitutional process and political reforms |
National Agreement (Chile) was a political pact reached amid mass demonstrations and civic unrest in Chile. The accord sought to establish a constitutional pathway, stabilization measures, and institutional reforms through negotiation among national leaders, parties, and civil actors. It marked a turning point in Chilean politics by linking executive, legislative, and civic initiatives to a constituent process.
The agreement emerged after the 2019 protests that followed the 2019–2020 Chilean protests, touching off debates involving figures from Concertación, Nueva Mayoría, Alianza por Chile, Frente Amplio (Chile), and independents like Jorge Sharp. Tensions drew in institutions such as the Carabineros de Chile, Corte Suprema de Justicia de Chile, Ministerio del Interior (Chile), and international actors including the United Nations, Organization of American States, and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Historic legacies from the Pinochet dictatorship, the 1980 Constitution of Chile, the Plebiscite of 1988, and reforms by presidents Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Ricardo Lagos, and Michelle Bachelet framed negotiations. Academic inputs came from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Chile, Universidad Diego Portales, and research centers like the Centro de Estudios Públicos.
Negotiations involved political leaders from parties including Partido Demócrata Cristiano, Partido Socialista de Chile, Partido por la Democracia, Partido Radical (Chile), Partido Comunista de Chile, Revolución Democrática, Partido Liberal (Chile), Evópoli, and Partido Regionalista Verde Social. Key signatories represented branches such as the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados de Chile and the Senado de Chile, with mediators from the Congreso Nacional de Chile and civil delegations from Asamblea de Derechos Humanos (Chile), Mesa del Sector Público, Cámara Chilena de la Construcción, and unions like the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores. International observers included delegations linked to the European Union, the OAS, and the UN Human Rights Council. Legal advisers referenced texts from the Constitution of Chile, comparative constitutions like the Constitution of Norway, Constitution of Switzerland, and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany for institutional design.
The accord established a mechanism for a national plebiscite similar to previous referendums like the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite and the 1989 Chilean general election to authorize a constituent body. It set choices between a Mixed Constitutional Convention and a Constitutional Convention, drawing on models from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms discussions and the Constitutional Convention (Iceland) precedent. Provisions addressed electoral rules referencing the Binomial system (Chile) reform, reserved seats drawing on experiences from the Constitution of Ecuador and indigenous representation like in Bolivia, and timelines akin to the 1990 Chilean transition to democracy. Security clauses involved coordination with Poder Judicial de Chile and protocols inspired by international human rights frameworks such as the American Convention on Human Rights.
Implementation led to the scheduling of a plebiscite administered by the Servicio Electoral de Chile and legislative measures in the Congreso Nacional de Chile to regulate candidacies, financing, and campaign transparency referencing institutions like the Tribunal Calificador de Elecciones. The process produced interim bodies, commissions modeled after the Comisión Valech and the Comisión Rettig, and influenced reform agendas at ministries including the Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia and the Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos. Electoral outcomes interacted with political careers of figures such as Gabriel Boric, Sebastián Piñera, Beatriz Sánchez, and Marco Enríquez-Ominami, and affected party strategies within Partido Socialista and Unión Demócrata Independiente.
Civil society actors from Movimiento No+AFP, Coordinadora Feminista 8M, Mapuche conflict, Asamblea de Plebiscitos, and student movements linked to the Confederación de Estudiantes de Chile mobilized around demands for social rights and participatory mechanisms. Media outlets including El Mercurio (Chile), La Tercera, Radio Cooperativa, and TVN (Chile) documented demonstrations and debates. Human rights organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (Chile) monitored police actions by Carabineros de Chile and detention protocols, while labor federations such as Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) staged strikes. Regional responses involved municipal councils from Santiago Metro zones and provincial authorities in Valparaíso, Biobío Region, and Antofagasta.
The accord paved the way for the constitutional plebiscite and for drafting processes that engaged institutions like the Convención Constitucional (Chile), impacting legal scholarship at Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile and policy agendas at the Banco Central de Chile. Its legacy resonates in debates over decentralization involving Gobiernos Regionales, indigenous autonomy referring to Consejo de Pueblos Indígenas, social policy reforms linked to Caja de Compensación, and electoral reforms in the Servicio Electoral. Internationally, the process informed comparative studies alongside the Spanish transition to democracy, the South African transition, and constitutional reforms in Iceland and Bolivia. The National Agreement remains a reference point in Chilean political history for negotiated transitions and participatory constitution-making.
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