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07-29-2009, 03:40 PM
Writing in today's Hoy newspaper, former Central Bank governor, historian Bernardo Vega comments on the sliding popularity of the ruling party and the reasons behind this. He points out the obvious, the international economic crisis and its local repercussions, but says there is a far greater reason.
He mentions that the recent Gallup-Hoy poll shows that while in November 2006, 28% of voting citizens described government efforts to fight corruption as very good or good, yet today only 16% can praise this effort.
Now 66% of those polled understand corruption is on the rise, 58% feel there is more corruption now than before and 48% perceive that there is more corruption than under President Hipolito Mejia.
Only 14% say that corruption is on the decline. And an extraordinary 83% of those polled said that there is too much impunity.
And to the question as to in which government institution there is most corruption, the CDEEE leads.
Even 59% of those who said they favor the PLD responded that corruption was on the rise.
He concludes that the economic situation and the generalized perception of rampant and rising corruption have eliminated the advantage the ruling PLD party had over the PRD in 2004 and 2008 presidential elections.
"The economic situation is difficult to revert, but the President should act to tackle corruption," he says.
He says the government needs to take measures to ensure that the party does not lose too many seats in Congress in 10 months time.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)
He mentions that the recent Gallup-Hoy poll shows that while in November 2006, 28% of voting citizens described government efforts to fight corruption as very good or good, yet today only 16% can praise this effort.
Now 66% of those polled understand corruption is on the rise, 58% feel there is more corruption now than before and 48% perceive that there is more corruption than under President Hipolito Mejia.
Only 14% say that corruption is on the decline. And an extraordinary 83% of those polled said that there is too much impunity.
And to the question as to in which government institution there is most corruption, the CDEEE leads.
Even 59% of those who said they favor the PLD responded that corruption was on the rise.
He concludes that the economic situation and the generalized perception of rampant and rising corruption have eliminated the advantage the ruling PLD party had over the PRD in 2004 and 2008 presidential elections.
"The economic situation is difficult to revert, but the President should act to tackle corruption," he says.
He says the government needs to take measures to ensure that the party does not lose too many seats in Congress in 10 months time.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)