In a balance-sheet released on October 5th the commission highlighted six big cases it took on, five of which ended in convictions.

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The review will also look into the decisions to hold the parliamentary and local government polls on the same day, combining the two parliamentary votes on one ballot sheet and the role of the Electoral Commission itself in preparations for the elections.

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The revelations that sparked the crisis in October, about off-balance sheet partnerships, accounting restatements and an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, were embarrassing, certainly.

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