Bachelet Announces Constitutional Reform To Regulate Politics And Business

Bachelet Announces Constitutional Reform To Regulate Politics And Business

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, March 12 (BERNAMA-NNN-EFE) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans for a constitutional amendment to remove from office those who have acquired elected positions by illegal means.

She said Tuesday that preparation of an amendment, coming in the wake of scandals that have rocked the country, will be entrusted to a Presidential Advisory Council in advance of its presentation to Congress.

The amendment to regulate the relationship between politics and business follows a controversial series of events that have engulfed Chilean entrepreneurs, political parties and even her son Sebastian Davalos.

Bachelet said that a 15-member Council based at La Moneda Palace, the government's headquarters, will be given complete autonomy and will have 45 days to submit proposals to undermine the potential for such conflicts of interest.

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