NewsWhore
04-03-2008, 05:40 PM
During a speech at the monthly American Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman said that the real challenge facing the DR is not the 16 May presidential election, but the eradication of the dangers involved with political parties, the political system and democracy, clientelism and the unequal distribution of funds in politics. Castanos added that this current system and the way it is funded opens the doors to the corruption and degradation of the Dominican citizenry. Castanos also spoke about the propaganda campaigns common in political parties when election results are released, and said that after each election the same people always cry wolf. He assured his business audience that the JCE would fulfill its responsibilities on Election Day with honesty, impartiality, courage and firmness. Castanos also promised efficiency in the voting process, saying that the traditional delays in the announcing of the results has been eliminated. Castanos also welcomed external observers as a further guarantee to the transparency of the elections.
Central Electoral Board President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman favors introducing debates between presidential candidates in order to give voters a better idea of where the parties stand on the issues. He said that the DR aspires to debates that are centered on visions and solutions and not on personal attacks.
AmCham president Christopher Paniagua expressed his confidence in the JCE, and the experience and professionalism of the JCE judges. This is why, according to Paniagua, the AmCham opened itself up to host presentations of the major presidential candidates in election years. He quoted Thomas Jefferson, saying that an informed citizenry is the best guarantee of democracy.
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Central Electoral Board President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman favors introducing debates between presidential candidates in order to give voters a better idea of where the parties stand on the issues. He said that the DR aspires to debates that are centered on visions and solutions and not on personal attacks.
AmCham president Christopher Paniagua expressed his confidence in the JCE, and the experience and professionalism of the JCE judges. This is why, according to Paniagua, the AmCham opened itself up to host presentations of the major presidential candidates in election years. He quoted Thomas Jefferson, saying that an informed citizenry is the best guarantee of democracy.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)