[ti:Chilean Voters Approve Plan to Rewrite Constitution] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Voters in Chile have approved a plan [00:04.00]to rewrite the country's constitution. [00:08.24]Chileans voted Sunday on a proposal [00:11.72]to replace the current constitution. [00:16.04]Election officials reported that about 78 percent of voters [00:21.88]supported creation of a new system of laws, [00:26.12]while 22 percent were opposed. [00:30.64]Chile's Electoral Service reported Sunday night [00:34.96]that 7.4 million votes had been counted, [00:39.40]with nearly all voting stations reporting results. [00:44.52]Under the proposal, a group of 155 Chileans [00:50.12]would be chosen next year to write up the new constitution. [00:55.92]The document would be offered to voters for approval [00:59.88]in a special election in 2022. [01:04.72]Chile's current constitution was approved [01:08.40]during the rule of General Augusto Pinochet. [01:13.56]It became the law of the land [01:16.32]at a time when political parties were banned, [01:19.68]and the government enforced heavy censorship. [01:24.76]That constitution was approved by 66 percent of voters in 1980. [01:32.04]But critics say many Chileans [01:35.32]felt pressured at the time to accept it. [01:38.72]The government was known to have arrested [01:42.24]or killed suspected political opponents [01:45.64]following the overthrow of the elected president, Salvador Allende. [01:52.68]Sunday's vote came after hundreds of thousands of Chileans [01:58.00]repeatedly took to the streets in protests that often turned violent. [02:04.96]The vote was to take place in April but was delayed [02:09.84]because of the COVID-19 health crisis. [02:13.72]The pandemic has killed about 13,800 Chileans this year. [02:21.56]President Sebastian Pinera is urging Chileans to unite [02:27.20]behind a new constitution that can provide "a home for everyone." [02:33.48]The document should include "the legacy of past generations, [02:39.04]the will of present generations [02:42.00]and the hopes of generations to come," Pinera said. [02:48.12]Among issues likely to be considered [02:51.36]are recognition of Chile's indigenous Mapuche, [02:55.92]stronger rights for workers and privatized systems [03:01.04]for healthcare, education and retirement. [03:06.08]In the capital, Santiago, tens of thousands of people [03:10.64]took to the streets to celebrate Sunday night. [03:15.08]One celebrant, Paulina León, told The Associated Press [03:20.60]the election results demonstrated the will of the people [03:25.20]who had taken part in earlier protests. [03:29.00]"I was part of the marches a year ago [03:32.64]and I have to take care of my decision [03:35.88]and help build a dignified constitution." [03:41.04]Felipe Caviedes also celebrated the results. [03:46.80]"I am part of the social diversity [03:49.88]that was marginalized 30 years in this country [03:53.96]and now, at last, we can create it ourselves. [03:58.76]Now there are real changes coming," he said. [04:03.68]I'm Bryan Lynn. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM