The Constitutional Convention was the constituent body of the Republic of Chile in charge of drafting a new Political Constitution of the Republic after the approval of the national plebiscite held in
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Hemicycle of the Chamber of Deputies of the former National Congress, place where the plenary sessions of the Convention were held.
View of the inaugural session of the Constitutional Convention. Jaime Bassa (vice-president) and Elisa Loncón (president) are seen from behind leading the ceremony.
A constituent assembly is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected by popular vote, drawn by sortition, appointed, or s
Constitutional Convention (Chile)
…Constitutional Convention Convención Constitucional Type Type Unicameral constituent assembly History Founded July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04) Disbanded July 4, 2022 (2022-07-04) Leadership President Elisa Loncón (July 2021–January 2022) María Elisa…
The Danish Constituent Assembly. Painting by Constantin Hansen (1864).
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy (1940)
The Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1830 (George Catlin, c. 1830). Many state constituent assemblies, like the 1830 Virginia Constitutional Convention, were highly formalized but the legitimacy of the constitution they drafted depended on whether it was authorized by the people, not whether a particular procedure was followed.