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Paragraph 57
 

The review notes that the new SEC should be granted greater regulatory authority. Specifically, the SEC should have the power to adopt regulations on the election-related activities of participants in the electoral process beyond those which are under the direct supervision of the SEC. This could include the ability to regulate aspects of the electoral process including the campaigning, political finance and press coverage. Based on these regulations, the SEC could also undertake administrative enforcement activities. Although these new possibility could be worthy of consideration in the context of the Draft Law, there is reason to express a degree of reservation concerning the question of having the SEC deal with such matters as political financing and press coverage. This might tend to involve the Commission too heavily in issues of high political sensitivity and in risks to the neutrality of its overall position.