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Referendum in Peru (photo credit: pressenza.com)

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24 January 2022

In Peru, executive will file lawsuit claiming that legislative approval of constitutional reform before referendum is unconstitutional

L-R: incoming president of the Constitutional Convention María Elisa Quinteros, outgoing president Elisa Loncón, and outgoing vice-president Jaime Bassa (photo credit: Javier Torres/AFP/Getty Images)

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10 January 2022

Chilean constitutional convention elects new president

Flag of Mexico (photo credit: DavidRockDesign / pixabay)

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17 December 2021

In Mexico, vote on energy reform constitutional amendments postponed until 2022

Mountains in Ecuador (photo credit: Reiseuhu via Unsplash)

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6 December 2021

In Ecuador, constitutional court rules mining permits violate the rights of nature

Convention delegate Patricia Politzer provides information on public participation mechanisms during the territorial week (photo credit: Twitter / @patriciapolitz)

Voices From The Field

30 November 2021

A Balancing Act: Public Participation, Decision-Making, and Freedom of Speech at the Chilean Constitutional Convention

President of Chile Sebastián Piñera (photo credit: Anadolu Agency)

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10 November 2021

In Chile, lower house approves impeachment trial of president

Constitutional Convention delegates celebrate the approval of the rules of procedure (photo credit: Televisión Nacional de Chile)

Voices From The Field

30 October 2021

The Constitutional Convention’s rules of procedure: a path of transformative institutionalism in Chile

Chileans show support for a new constitution (photo credit: The Bubble)

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19 October 2021

In Chile, constitutional convention begins drafting new constitution on second anniversary of social uprising

The president and vice-president of Chile's Constitutional Convention give an account of the first day of voting surrounded by Convention members (photo credit: Twitter / @josefina_delaf)

Voices From The Field

25 September 2021

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Chile’s Constitutional Convention Decides its Rules of Procedure

People hold signs reading "Respect the constitution," in protest against the removal of Supreme Court judges and the Attorney General by El Salvador's congress, in San Salvador, 2 May 2021 (photo credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters).

Voices From The Field

21 September 2021

A Highly Risky Proposal to Reform the Salvadoran Constitution

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