Early tally shows Chile's right-wing parties lead new constitution vote

Chile's early election count shows right-wing parties are leading the vote to draft a new constitution after a mandatory national vote on Sunday, according to official data from the country's election agency.

With 7.81% of ballots tallied, right-wing parties have 58.16% of the vote while President Gabriel Boric's left-wing coalition has 26.22%. Centrist parties have the remainder of the vote.

The new Constitutional Council will have 50 members and articles will need a three-fifths majority to pass.