Castanos makes proposal

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman is proposing a summit meeting between the political parties to discuss the application of guidelines and limits for spending on their political campaigning and publicity. Castanos's proposal comes after it was revealed that the PLD pre-presidential candidates had spent RD$118 million on their primary campaigns, which led to widespread criticism. Total political party spending on their primaries alone is said to have amounted to over RD$350 million. The JCE president said the summit should be held once the PLD and PRSC primaries are over. The PLD primary is set for 6 May, and the PRSC primary is scheduled for 10 June. Castanos also defended the JCE's right to reveal campaign funding figures, saying that these figures are public, not government property. Castanos also defended the actions of JCE judge, Dr. Jose Angel Aquino, who revealed the figures earlier this week, after weeks of reticence from the normal channels in the JCE.

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