Bill would have Congress pick the CIS president through open competition

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1. The bill would change how the president of the CIS is chosen: instead of being appointed by the Government, the president would be elected by the Congress of Deputies through an open competition with an expert committee and a public hearing of candidates.
2. Candidates would need higher education and at least five years of experience in the social sciences. Anyone who held political office or a leadership role in a political party in the previous ten years could not be chosen.
3. The term would last six years, with no possibility of renewal. The president would leave office through resignation, death or permanent disability, the end of the term, or a decision by Congress by a two-thirds majority. The president could not receive instructions from any public or private authority.
4. Once the law entered into force, Congress would have one month to approve the rules of the competition, the sitting president would automatically leave office, and the Government would have three months to adapt the CIS regulations.

Who it affects

• The president and staff of the CIS: The president would be chosen through an open competition in Congress, with a non-renewable six-year term, and would have to act with full independence.
• People who want to apply for the position: They would need higher education and at least five years of experience in the social sciences, and no political or party leadership roles in the previous ten years.
• The Government: It would lose the power to appoint the CIS president and would have three months to adapt the body's regulations.
• The Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados): It would elect the president by a two-thirds majority and approve the competition rules within one month.

Words worth knowing

CIS (Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas)

Public body that conducts surveys and studies on Spanish society.

Concurso público

Open selection process where all candidates' merits are scored under rules set in advance.

Organismo autónomo

Public entity with some management independence but still part of the state administration.

Alto cargo

Senior official in the public administration, subject to special conflict-of-interest rules.

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