"Chile's Constituent Assembly is an example of hope for Latin America and the rest of the world"

What is happening in Chile is seen as a possible example of how to address social demands through a democratic process that renews the State.

"This is a rare opportunity to focus on reforming the foundations of a state," U.S. professor Bruce Ackerman of Yale University told BBC Mundo in a conversation ahead of the weekend's historic elections. "Chile is an example of hope for Latin America and the rest of the world and can be like Scandinavia. Chile has the same population as Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which have led Europe in the 20th century because of their social democracy."

Ackerman is one of the world's leading experts on constitutionalism and author of books such as Revolutionary Constitutions.

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