Aura Celeste Fernandez stirs JCE

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A proposal submitted by Central Electoral Board (JCE) judge Aura Celeste Fernandez is causing a stir internally. Judge Fernandez's proposal seeks to remove any power or functions from the JCE's Administrative Chamber and to convert the Political Parties Department into an all-encompassing department. The proposed changes, according to Diario Libre, have added to the already growing tensions between the JCE judges. The bill also proposes to dismantle the Elections Department and to shift its powers to the Political Parties Department. The Political Parties Department would be headed by a commission of five magistrates led by the JCE president, who in this case is Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman. Diario Libre writes that Fernandez's proposal was taken as a declaration of war by some JCE judges. However, a former JCE president, Juan Sully Bonelly supported the proposal, saying that the Electoral Law gives the JCE the right to change any regulations as long as it helps the electoral process.

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