Sebastian Pinera’s ruling coalition suffered huge losses last month when it elected representatives to draft the constitution.

Chile’s outgoing president has urged 155 delegates to draft New constitution South American countries abandon “trench politics”, engage in open dialogue and reach an agreement.

In his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, center-right President Sebastian Pinera stated that he would convene the new agency “in the coming days.”

He expressed the hope that the Constituent Assembly would “strictly respect the restrictions and rules of its duties” and protect the rights, opportunities and freedoms of all Chilean citizens.

“It is only possible to reach an agreement when we are willing to talk and listen to each other and abandon trench politics so that history can remember (the convention) as those who made a strong agreement and a better future for Chile,” he said.

Last month, the Chilean’s mission was election The current constitution enacted during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in the 1980s.

Representatives from more than 1,300 candidates will have 9 months to write a new document. It will then be submitted to a mandatory referendum.

“I want to participate in shaping the future of our country in any way,” Monica Manriquez, an 83-year-old voter, Tell Al Jazeera From a polling station in San Diego on May 16. “Elections largely determine the destiny of a country.”

Although Pinella’s Chilean Vamos Alliance promised to win at least one-third of the seats in the Constituent Assembly, it has suffered shocking losses in the polls.

Most seats are given to left-leaning independent candidates, including many candidates from social groups. Protests in 2019 Oppose inequality.

Piniella said in his speech that although he respects the autonomy of institutions, he hopes to see the protection of water and property rights, as well as the rights to health, quality education, housing, work and social welfare.

Also on Tuesday, Piñera announced plans to promote a same-sex marriage bill that has been stagnant for many years in this historic conservative country.

“I think in our country, the era of equal marriage has come,” he said in his speech.

“All people, regardless of their sexual orientation, will be able to live, love and start a family, and enjoy all the protection and dignity they need and deserve.”

Due to the poverty and unemployment associated with the coronavirus, as well as attempts to prevent citizens from withdrawing from private pensions, his government’s support rate has fallen.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the country has reported more than 29,300 COVID-19 deaths and more than 1.3 million cases so far.