Chileans vote en masse to decide on new progressive constitution

Polls have closed in Chile, where voters turned out en masse Sunday to approve or reject a progressive new constitution that would replace its current market-friendly text dating back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

Chile’s election agency expects to have results within a few hours.

Voting centres around the country reported long lines and high turnout as Chileans participated in a mandatory vote, which experts say adds uncertainty to polls, which have consistently showed voters are more likely to reject the new text.

Diego Uribe, 35, a father of two who doesn’t normally vote because he’s lost faith in political parties, voted to