NewsWhore
05-16-2012, 04:30 PM
Nothing seems to have changed since the days when the late President Joaquin Balaguer used his position in power to promote his intention to remain in power.
Yesterday, civic group Citizen Participation (PC), which will be observing the elections, condemned the amount of government money being spent on the campaign. Spokesman Francisco Alvarez criticized President Leonel Fernandez's prominent role in the campaign with high levels of spending at all of the inaugurations, with people and fuel all paid for by the state.
PC described the campaign as not equitable and barely democratic, and characterized by unfair competition.
Francisco Alvarez criticized the fact that Congress has not passed the fundamental law for the electoral system, and that the JCE did not make the least effort to use the faculty of Art. 212 to regulate the campaign. He criticized the President's participation in the campaign, accompanied by cabinet officials, with personnel, vehicles, fuel and per diems paid for by government entities, which he said is a clear competitive advantage.
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Yesterday, civic group Citizen Participation (PC), which will be observing the elections, condemned the amount of government money being spent on the campaign. Spokesman Francisco Alvarez criticized President Leonel Fernandez's prominent role in the campaign with high levels of spending at all of the inaugurations, with people and fuel all paid for by the state.
PC described the campaign as not equitable and barely democratic, and characterized by unfair competition.
Francisco Alvarez criticized the fact that Congress has not passed the fundamental law for the electoral system, and that the JCE did not make the least effort to use the faculty of Art. 212 to regulate the campaign. He criticized the President's participation in the campaign, accompanied by cabinet officials, with personnel, vehicles, fuel and per diems paid for by government entities, which he said is a clear competitive advantage.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)