Chile Assembly That’s Rewriting Constitution Taps New Leadership
- Maria Elisa Quinteros elected president in ninth voting round
- New charter to be put to national referendum later in 2022
Constituent Maria Elisa Quinteros, left, celebrates with Elisa Loncon, center, and Jaime Bassa after being elected as president of the Constitutional Convention in Santiago, on Jan. 5.
Photographer: Javier Torres/AFP/Getty Images
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Chile’s Constitutional Assembly elected Maria Elisa Quinteros as its president on Wednesday, cementing leftist leadership in an institution that will deliver a new charter for a global financial market favorite.
The 155-member organization chose Quinteros, a dentist and researcher, as its new head in the ninth voting round after more than 15 hours of debate. She will guide the assembly ahead of a crucial July 5 deadline to conclude work on the constitution, which will be put to a referendum later in 2022.