translated from Spanish: Plebiscite 2020: Government plans measures to avoid irregular funding in campaigns

Presidential Minister-General Felipe Ward announced that the government is planning measures to avoid “legal loopholes” in the constitutional plebiscite. The head of the Segpres told El Mercury that “we are conducting a study to identify all the gaps that could be for this plebiscite and other electionary processes”, this following the Servel’s warning of possible financing irregular election campaigns. The minister noted that “we formed a working table with the Servel”, the objective of “solving, for example, spending financing, cleaning the pattern, independent nominations and other topics”. With regard to funding, the Government wants to: regulate the spending cap, regulate who can fund campaigns, and regulate those who can be made to donations.” I look forward in the coming days to meet with the presidents of the House Constitution committees, Matías Walker, and the Senate, Felipe Harboe, to make these approaches known,” he told the morning. Likewise, the president of the Board of Directors of the Servel, Patricio Santamaría, noted that “any improvement that may be considered by the co-legislators bodies we consider to be important”.

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