Chilean voters rejected the newly proposed constitution in a referendum held on 4 September.

With 98% of the ballots counted, 62% of voters rejected the proposal and 38% voted in favor, according to Chile's Electoral Service, writes CNN.

A new constitution would ensure full gender equality, add special seats for indigenous peoples, and tighten environmental regulations.

The current constitution was written under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, who ruled the country from 1973 to 1990.

On Saturday night, before the polls opened Sunday morning, Chilean President Gabriel Boric tweeted that in Chile, they are resolving their differences with a larger democracy, not a smaller one.

The proposed change was initiated in 2020 when then-President Sebastian Piñera called a referendum on a new constitution amid social upheaval and popular discontent caused by an October 2019 metro fare hike.