Proposal to strengthen the independence of Spain's sociology research center

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1. The bill would change the rules for appointing the president of the CISCIS Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, the public body that runs surveys on Spanish society.. The candidate could not have been an elected official, a senior government official, or held an organizational post in a political party, union, or business organization in the last five years. Congress would also have to approve the candidate's suitability by an absolute majorityabsolute majority Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso..
2. It would also change the makeup and duties of the Advisory Council. Its members, no more than eleven, would have to meet the same independence requirements, and their appointment would need Congress's approval by an absolute majority. The Council would oversee questionnaires for political and electoral studies and appointments to panels and committees, without pay.
3. During election periods, the CIS could only publish polls under the Electoral Law and could not conduct electoral surveys during the campaign in the relevant territory. Also, in studies with voting intention, the center would make no vote estimate and no seat projection.
4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

• The CIS and its future president: Appointing the president would require Congress's approval, and the candidate would have to meet independence requirements.
• Members of the Advisory Council: They would have to be independent professors with no recent political posts, and they would not be paid.
• Political parties and the media: During campaigns there would be no CIS electoral surveys, no vote estimates, and no seat projections.
• The general public: The bill aims to restore trust and neutrality in CIS polls.

Words worth knowing

CIS

Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, the public body that runs surveys on Spanish society.

Proposición de ley

A bill introduced by a parliamentary group; it is not a law until it goes through the legislative process and is passed.

Mayoría absoluta

Absolute majority: more than half of the seats in Congress, not just winning by a small margin.

Cargo orgánico

An official post within a political party, a union, or a business organization.

absolute majority

Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.

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