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Weekly Report - 30 July 2015 (WR-15-30)
CHILE: Congress ushers in new political era
In a sign of just how much the wide-ranging campaign finance scandal has shaken the foundations of Chile’s political institutional structure, the presidents of the lower chamber of congress and the senate delivered a working report last week for the first time since congress was created in July 1811. They both promised a profound and radical change to how politics is conducted in Chile, with greater probity and transparency and private financing eradicated. With her popularity in free fall, President Michelle Bachelet announced new legislation last month to try and restore public confidence not just in her government but the political class as a whole.
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