Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 3:32:16 GMT -6
Mexico anti-corruption bill hits hurdle, government on defensive
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government's pledge to tackle graft suffered a setback on Friday when Congress entered its summer recess having failed to pass anti-corruption legislation that has been stuck in political limbo for months.
Harried by accusations of corruption, President Enrique Pena Nieto's government last May passed a reform to tighten oversight of public officials, and create a special anti-graft prosecutor.
Those changes were dependent on secondary legislation meant to pass in a year, yet by the end of April, his centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) had only submitted proposals for five of the seven laws the package comprises.
The opposition attacked Pena Nieto's commitment to the reform and blamed the PRI for blocking the legislation, which the party admits will likely miss the May 28 deadline.
Read more: www.jamestownsun.com/news/nation-and-world/4021941-mexico-anti-corruption-bill-hits-hurdle-government-defensive
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government's pledge to tackle graft suffered a setback on Friday when Congress entered its summer recess having failed to pass anti-corruption legislation that has been stuck in political limbo for months.
Harried by accusations of corruption, President Enrique Pena Nieto's government last May passed a reform to tighten oversight of public officials, and create a special anti-graft prosecutor.
Those changes were dependent on secondary legislation meant to pass in a year, yet by the end of April, his centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) had only submitted proposals for five of the seven laws the package comprises.
The opposition attacked Pena Nieto's commitment to the reform and blamed the PRI for blocking the legislation, which the party admits will likely miss the May 28 deadline.
Read more: www.jamestownsun.com/news/nation-and-world/4021941-mexico-anti-corruption-bill-hits-hurdle-government-defensive