67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

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Although the PPI contains a definition of “conflicts of interest” and imposes an obligation to declare personal interests at the outset of a debate, up until now this has had no impact on the deputies’ voting rights as the decision to refrain or not from voting due to a conflict of interests has been personal to the Member concerned. Furthermore, failure to declare a personal interest in a particular matter has not been subject to sanction up until now19; therefore motivation to meet this requirement amongst deputies has remained weak. Penalties consisting of a fine equal to twelve monthly wages and termination of a mandate may only be
imposed for failure to safeguard the “public interest” as defined by the PPI and to observe restrictions on the
acceptance of gifts, negotiation of business contacts with and acquisition of property from the state – Article 9 (10) (e) PPI.