Chileans to vote on new constitution in response to protests

    SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile said Friday it will hold a referendum to replace the country's dictatorship-era constitution -- a key demand of protesters after nearly a month of violent civil unrest. The announcement sent the stock market soaring over eight percent -- the biggest daily rise in a decade -- and sparked a recovery by the peso, which was up 3.2 percent. Lawmakers in Chile's National Congress agreed early Friday to hold the vote in April 2020 after hours of intense negotiations between the governing coalition and opposition parties. Government spokeswoman Karla Rubilar hailed a "huge agreement" that allowed diverse political forces to talk out their...

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