Chile’s President Vows to Tackle Corruption, Rewrite Constitution

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Chile’s President Vows to Tackle Corruption, Rewrite Constitution

Michelle Bachelet says overhaul will make political financing ‘completely transparent’

By Ryan Dube
April 29, 2015 11:23 a.m. ET

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has vowed to rewrite Chile’s constitution and tackle corruption following several scandals that have rocked the nation’s political establishment and economic elite. In a speech late Tuesday, Ms. Bachelet announced a number of anticorruption measures she said were “severe” but necessary to eliminate the influence of money on political parties and campaigns.

“This will be one of the reforms that will mark the legacy of my government, and I’m going to lead it personally,” she said. “We are going to make political financing completely transparent.”

Ms. Bachelet said political-financing rules would be overhauled. She said the state will now provide financing to political parties and closely regulate campaign spending. She said companies will be prohibited from making financial contributions to politicians, and that anonymous donations to political campaigns would be eliminated.

“This is a necessary investment in order to have a better public life and more citizen participation,” Ms. Bachelet said.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/chiles-president-vows-to-tackle-corruption-rewrite-constitution-1430321012

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4. Chile Announces Plans to Shed Dictator Pinochet Constitution

Chile Announces Plans to Shed Dictator Pinochet Constitution
Published 28 April 2015 (20 hours 29 minutes ago)

The constitutional reform, set to put anti-corruption methods in place, was one of Michelle Bachelet's key pledges during her last presidential campaign.

The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, announced Tuesday that in September a new, citizen-driven process will begin, to create a new constitution.

“In September ... we will begin a process through dialogues, debate, consultations and councils, that will lead to the new fundamental, fully democratic, and civic charter, which we all deserve,” she said on a broadcast on state radio and television.

The current constitution in Chile has been in place since it came into effect under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1981.

Former radical student leader and current Congress member Camila Vallejo urged her fellow Chileans to take part in the process.

“It is the task of all who want profound transformations that the constitutional process set off by the #AC (Constitutional Assembly,” she posted to Twitter.

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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Chile-Announces-Plans-to-Shed-Dictator-Pinochet-Constitution-20150428-0025.html