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The forum attended by 70 participants. The Forum's objective was to analyze the public and the politicians will have already accepted the exchange parliamentary election law, which prohibits members to submit candidates for more than one electoral district, which would give the next two Electoral Reform Society (yet) the proposed modification.

February's SKDS poll shows that an overwhelming share of voters in favor of this first amendment adopted by the Parliament - 64% support the law change, 21% can not say, and only 15% do not support. This indicates that members of the Parliament is on track to build closer ties with voters.

As the next steps in further calls on the 5 to split into smaller electoral districts, the creation of Latvia 14 electoral districts, and determine that a voter can only vote in the constituency in which he declared to his residence.

STILL board chairman Valdis Liepins's presentation showed that fewer candidates for district voters to give better opportunities to evaluate candidates and deputies. In turn, members would have better opportunities to manage their area, learn about the area's voters and reach them. Voters know what they represent in Parliament, and members - what they represent. Would improve opportunities for constructive dialogue, building up direct competition between the parties and parliamentarians, as well as voters in a better position to be held liable for the promise neturēšanu, behavior, and voting in Parliament.

STILL a member of the Board of Andris Rimsha turned the key reasons why our work should be provided for the voter, as well as local and European elections, may vote only for their lives piederīgajā polling station. This change will ensure voter equality principle of the Constitution mandates the calculation, avoiding the crushing stamp the passport, which violates the constitutional provision (article 6). That parliamentary elections are secret. This will eliminate the possibility of political struggle to include voter organizing transportation to the more negative the impact of the breakdown into smaller electoral districts.

Examining the possibilities of such a change would give voters a public policy PROVIDUS director Vita Anda Steel invited to mix with the potential liability. STILL proposed improvements to the Saeima Election Law will give the public greater opportunities to engage in political activity, organizing a more efficient electoral meetings with politicians, as well as between the elections to reach out and ask the members of their responsibility for their words and deeds. The public facilities shall be given - they must be!

In turn, Dr. politologs. Ivars IJAB stressed that in implementing these changes, the parties would be beneficial for regional leaders lists. Larger lots have now been a wide number of members throughout Latvia, but the smaller lots will have to seek support for themselves within the regions, since it is no longer possible in several areas of simultaneously impose its own locomotives, which retracted behind the Saeima "toxic Members", as Dr. IJAB traitress them.

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Survey figures show that last month, the People's Party voters have become more than 36 percentage points nemīlamāka. About 30.3 percentage points during the month fell in the First Party and Latvia's path rating.

In turn, the opposition parties at the top of the ratings, with the exception of Us. Supports the rapid rise is the new time and the civil union - both during the present month, by 23.5 percentage points. The public policy of another, plus 4.3 percentage points, but the Harmony Center for 12.2 percentage points.

If the parliamentary elections held now, 5% barrier to overcome, only three lots - Harmony Center (10.1%), New Era (6.3%) and the Greens and Farmers Union (6.3%), referring to Latvia Facts survey shows, reported the TV3 broadcast Nothing personal.

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Although the Parliament adopted amendments to the laws which govern canvassing before the election, it is better "than nothing", however, are potential problems in application of the law into practice, consider the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (CPCB) superior acting Alvis Vilks.

Vilks today after meeting with President Valdis Zatlers has told journalists that the problem could provide a broad definition of election canvassing. Statutes KNAB boss for a right to stay illegal election canvassing, and therefore has a broad definition of election period, can lead to disputes between the CPCB and the political parties.

Another problem in applying the law could arise from the fact that the amendment to the law before viewing the third reading of third-party exclusions were included in the batch members, namely, members of parties are now able to speak as a third party, unless they are not candidates for Members. Zatlers during the meeting of interest and an assessment of the laws, but also how they will be able to apply life.

LETA already reported that the parliament adopted amendments to the Law "On election canvassing before the local elections" as well as amendments to the Law "On election canvassing before the parliamentary elections and European Parliament elections."

Law on "On election canvassing before the parliamentary elections and European Parliament elections" regulated so-called third-party election campaign. The amendments stipulate that the third party is the political parties and associations of non-natural or legal person in its behalf by canvassing. These people will be able to spend on promotion of not more than 15 minimum monthly salary, which currently stands at 2700 percent.

These amendments have yet to be promulgated to the President.

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Parliament on Thursday established a pre-canvassing conditions before parliamentary elections and European Parliament elections, as well as before the local elections, the adoption of laws that parliamentary commissions were scrapped at the beginning of 2007. Parliamentary government and municipal commissions Mario Kučinskis (TA), who led the preparation of the bill, acknowledged that only practice will show how successful is the two-day period of silence since the election day and the day before the election campaign for the media will be denied. Risk M. Kučinskis sees media opportunities these days aģitēt on individual lots or in hiding in advertisements, which may occur.

The Act also empowers the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau to prohibit any party to make electoral canvassing, if irregularities are found in its operation. But a representative of the Commission hopes that KNAB used in good faith in its great power. KNAB party can appeal the decision the district administrative court, but the execution of the decision, therefore, will not be suspended.

The law provides that the pre-promotion period is 120 days. Rigans it has a duty to inform KNAB of concluded contracts, advertising, broadcasting and the press have slots should be made public and ad space pricing. Contracts for advertising and media can be party to close the only directly, without intermediaries.

The Saeima has defined a third person - it is the law of the political organizations and associations unrelated person. The third person to be considered a natural, legal person or association of persons registered as such on his behalf by election canvassing no more than the minimum 15 months' salary, which would be 2700 percent. The law stipulates that a third party who violated the restrictions on canvassing, are brought to justice. "We, on the one hand, we have created the basis for freedom of expression, but on the other hand, imposed a reasonable and proportionate restrictions, thereby making the election canvassing regulation clearer and better," said Mr Kučinskis meeting.

Opposition during the New Member Artis Camphor also acknowledged at the hearing that canvassing the law-making was a positive example "this is now very unstable atmosphere, which shows how good and high quality products in the legislation, we can achieve if the line and listens to the opposition line takes into account the experts' assessments, views ".

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15.janvārī parliament is likely to put a new pre-promotion framework. Work on the three-party funding and electoral canvassing relevant laws began shortly after the scandalous 2006 parliamentary election campaign, which was a visible element of the so-called positivism campaigns. Starta shots change raidīja three coalition parties, who came up with the initiative to allow election candidates to spend unlimited future elections, the amount (ie, to withdraw from the election spending caps). Two years later the situation has changed significantly. The idea of spending ceilings for publicly any cancellations lot longer defend. Even more - with 15.janvāra amendment could be resolved, even those problems that the previous terms, they feared getting on to it.

But first, on election spending "ceiling", which was reformed at July 2008. Major changes: more than 50% of lots had increased spending on pre-authorized maximum amount, in addition, limits were applied to all parties and not electoral activities, but only a few (major - ad placement, sponsorship, postage). These matters political compromise was reached, although the lot, long and hard kaulējoties parliamentary government and local government commission, the consensus was very close - the end of understanding on mutually acceptable spending ceilings differed by about 50 000 lats.

The conclusion is a positive solution. Providus's previous parliamentary election monitoring showed that at least five existing lots (2004, set at the outset) spending ceilings were too low - say, the lot, either pārtērēja allowed amount of overshoot or were close. To be able to function limitations, they must be rooted in real life. If the ceiling is far too low in the lots with access to large financial resources, they increasingly seek out ways to escape from the limitations and benefits of such systems will not be none. Saeima approved Option (ceilings - about Ls 460, 000) allows the parties during the election to spend the amounts to be much larger than their incomes starpvēlēšanu years, but - and this, in my opinion, is the key! - Still prevents millions of lats worth the campaign, what we saw in the 2002 parliamentary elections.

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The discussions parliamentary committees from time to time it was mentioned in the scenarios for which the legal assessment will still be difficult. For example, what criteria determine whether the medial roll of the submitted ad, which argued strongly for what values whether or not the pre-election campaign? Did a lot of donations should be considered a promotional clip, which deployed its own name any individual, but it is certain that the placement is consistent with the political parties? Such situations are bound to depend on the circumstances of each particular situation. Members of the Parliament was not ready for them to provide more precise regulation. Therefore, the correct legal interpretation will still be guided by constitutional principles and party finances for regulatory purposes. I think that after the 2006 electoral exercises, the lot is realizing that every word of lots, and campaign finance laws and regulations is of great importance - the robust regulatory framework does not imply that everything is permitted.

During the shortage denied 15.janvāra Act amendments to refine the way. Members agreed to start the new mechanisms are already provided to the June local and European elections, to verify their viability and, if necessary, before the 2009 parliamentary elections again this time to revise the regulation.

15.janvāra Innovation

15.janvārī parliament to decide on the essential innovations of electoral campaigns. Lengthy search rezulātā compromise, parliamentary government and local government commission members arrived at a solution to the critical problems in the previous election.

1. The so-called third-party problem (when the political ads are placed instead of the party, but rather some other organization or even individuals). Members chose a simple (perhaps even over-simplified!) Solutions for this complex problem - namely, to determine such a campaign spending ceiling of 15 minimum monthly salary level, the imposition of another advertising claims.

2. Equal terms of political advertising prices. To prevent the 2005 municipal election experience recurrence of incomprehensible reasons, one political party had won a huge amount of advertising credits, the new regulation provides for the obligation to release publicly announce the times of political advertising prices and prohibiting deviate from those prices.

3. In response to the Supreme Court in 2006 of by the decision, which stated an effective mechanism for monitoring elections in the absence of parliamentary commission was able to agree on such a mechanism. The facility has two main elements: 1) the media obliged all political advertising contracts forward KNAB) 2) KNAB mandate to stay in the case of political campaigns.

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So far, no clear regulatory framework still remains a whole series of important issues, such as the possible promotion at the municipality owned media, the parties granted free transmission reform, lots popularity rating disclosure conditions shortly before the election. Tackling these issues a few years, has repeatedly been postponed, hopefully, at least until the elections 9.Saeimas of them will produce a framework. On a later time and may not defer the introduction of penalties for breaches of the new system.

Finally worth mentioning another important 15.janvāra innovation - namely, members agreed the day before the election and on election day to withdraw from political ads. Just such a "reflection period" to voters was a peak in the parliamentary government and local government a majority of the Members were willing to support.

Overall, the work of the panel, all of 2008 working on a new regulation, there has been a surprisingly constructive. The positive outcome of this case demonstrates the fact that all the parties represented in Parliament is advantageous for the new regulation would be adopted, rather than keeping the old. Brutal act or neglect izlavierēt looking through the legal framework finesēm is still possible. But it is almost certain that in the event of a subsequent referendum would be on the prohibition of political advertising.

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Zatlers after yesterday's events in the Old City found that the reason grautiņiem was catastrophically low citizens trust public authorities and officials, because he will bring the Saeima and the government of each of three tasks.

The first task of the Saeima is 31.martam adopt amendments to the Constitution that would give people the right to dismiss the Saeima. Zatlers categorically stated - if it is not satisfied, he will encourage the parliament dismissal. During the week the President is determined to make a Constitutional amendment in Parliament exact wording.

Second, the Saeima, after the presidential mounting it necessary to amend the electoral laws that would prevent the so-called principle of locomotives, as well as to prevent members to change the lot belonging to one parliamentary term.

Third presidential task Saeimai as soon as possible is to establish a supervisory board which will monitor the economic incentive plan for the development and use of international lending.

Like Zatlers raised three tasks in the government - the Cabinet of one or two weeks to come up with a clear model for the reorganization of government and public institutions, reform agenda.

The second task of the government Zatlers said in the past has expressed desire to see new faces in government, a choice must be guided by the principles of professionalism, including the new ministers to be managed by foreign languages. Zatlers left open the possibility that it might be necessary to expand the governing coalition, or to build a so-called reconciliation government.

While the third presidential challenge the government as soon as possible is to choose a new Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Heads. This process, after Zatlers believes, is indefensible ievilcies.

"Only through these deeds, we can pacify the public," said Zatlers.

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