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Argentinean Senate Debates Political Reform
BUENOS AIRES - The political reform bill, which counts with
half approval of the Chamber of Deputies, is
subject, since Tuesday, to the analysis of
three commissions of the Senate as a
previous step to the debate in the Chamber.
The plenary of the commissions for
Constitutional Affairs, of Justice and
Criminal Matters, Budget and of the Treasury
Department would discuss the document in
detail, which official title is: "Bill for
the democratization of the political
representation, openness, and election
equity."
According to Telam news agency, Senator
Fabian Rios, of the Front for Victory (FPV),
said he felt confident in counting with the
necessary support so that the bill can be
voted on and become a law on December 3.
The document proposes, among other issues,
the establishment of the promotion of open
primary, simultaneous and mandatory
elections.
It also includes the campaign financing
regulation as well as the equal conditions
in media spaces prior to the elections.
Another of its purposes is to put an end to
the finger-pointing nominations or in a
small circle behind the backs of members and
the population and to the existence of 685
political parties in the country, and only
33 of them are national.
According to the media, the FPV group
included 50 changes in the original draft,
which was sent to the Congress at end of
last month and was passed by President
Cristina Fernandez, in order to accomplish
the approval of half the Chamber of
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