
英国出台选举融资新规 点名中俄伊干预风险
伦敦要求候选人披露参选前捐款来源,并对新移民和公司捐款设限,以回应外国势力干预民主的担忧。
英国政府于7月6日宣布一揽子选举融资改革措施,核心内容包括要求政治候选人申报参选前收到的超过2230英镑的捐款并证明其合法来源,以及收紧对近期移居英国的个人和企业的捐款资格。根据英国住房、社区与地方政府部的声明,新规旨在堵住可能被外国行为体利用的漏洞,保护选举公正性。住房大臣史蒂夫·里德称此举为“全球领先的行动”,并强调“英国民主不容出售”。
此次改革直接源于去年启动的“里克罗夫特审查”。该审查的触发点是一名英国改革党前政客因收受贿赂发表亲俄言论而被判入狱。审查结论指出,英国面临来自俄罗斯、中国和伊朗等外国持续干预并削弱其民主的“持久性问题”。伦敦政策圈层据此认为,现有政治融资法律存在明显缺口,例如候选人正式参选前的资金无需披露,以及公司捐款仅凭营收而非税后利润评估资格,为外部势力提供了可乘之机。
新规的具体条款显示,从海外移居英国的个人须永久居住满一年,方可进行10万英镑及以上的政治捐款;公司捐款资格将基于过去五年的税后利润而非营收来评估,且企业须证明其总部位于英国、由英国选民或公民多数拥有或控制,并与英国有真实联系。这些措施叠加了今年3月已宣布的限制:海外英国选民年捐款上限为10万英镑,并在建立有效监管体系前禁止加密货币捐款。
围绕英国改革党党首奈杰尔·法拉奇的调查,为此次规则收紧提供了现实注脚。法拉奇因在宣布参选议员前接受一名泰国加密货币亿万富翁的500万英镑捐款,正接受议会标准监督机构的调查。该党声称未违反任何规则,但选举委员会数据显示,该捐款人去年提供了改革党约三分之二的资金。亚洲政策观察人士指出,尽管新规未直接点名具体国家,但英国政府明确将中国与俄罗斯、伊朗并列为干预威胁,可能加剧中英关系的紧张氛围。中国外交政策圈层此前已多次驳斥所谓“中国干预”的指控,认为这是西方渲染“中国威胁论”的一部分。
英国政府表示,将落实“里克罗夫特审查”的所有剩余建议,相关立法修正案预计将在未来数月内提交议会。与此同时,法拉奇案及更广泛的选举融资透明度问题,将继续接受议会和选举委员会的审视。
| 大西洋/英语圈媒体 | +0.10 | neutral |
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| 阿拉伯海湾媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
| 撒哈拉以南非洲媒体 | +0.20 | neutral |
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