Opposition Hits the Table: Warns that They Will Not Process Projects of the Executive After Rejection of a Fine by Mandatory Vote

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The annoyance of the opposition benches over the rejection of the mandatory vote was noted in Congress. As soon as the vote in the Chamber of Deputies was settled, the darts pointed to the efforts of the minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Macarena Lobos, who had committed himself – according to the parliamentarians – to align the ruling party, and thus advance with the sanction and enter into a constitutional reform by the Se…

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This Tuesday afternoon, the Chamber of Deputies sent to the Senate the bill that sets the vote...

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The decision of the Chamber of Deputies not to include sanctions for those who do not vote in the upcoming elections left the mandatory nature of the vote in Chile in question. If this condition is maintained, some presidential candidates could be particularly harmed. This is what Juan Pablo Lavín, founder and general manager of the Citizen Panel, who has been at the head of the polling station for a decade and said, in conversation with The Cli…

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The Chamber of Deputies approved the mandatory vote, but refused to apply economic sanctions, sparking political controversy.

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Several reactions left the rejection of the idea of imposing fines on Chilean citizens who do not vote in the next November elections, which have the character of mandatory. The Lower House decided to rule out article 139 bis, which proposed that non-voters should be punished. This was for lack of quorum, since it did not reach the 77 votes necessary for its approval. Thus, the initiative was sent to the Senate without the provision of fines. On…

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"I don't think it's appropriate to fine people for not going," said Senator PS at Co-operative. He said that mandatory suffrage "just hasn't worked" and that the debate has been "with the calculator in hand."