A new constitution came into effect in Chile (of which Easter Island is a part) in 1989 which established a President as head of government and a national assembly with an upper chamber of 26 and a lower chamber with 120 deputies elected by universal suffrage. Marxist and totalitarian parties are now banned.
Today, Easter Island is a mixture of the old Polynesian and tribal beliefs and that of Roman Catholicism which was brought in more recently. (especially since joining with Chile.) The biggest church on the island is a Christian church whose sculptures and art blend the imagery of the Bird-Man Cult with those of Christianity.
