JCE wants to halt early moves

[NewsWhore]

The Central Electoral Board wants to halt the early start of the campaigns for the presidential election set for May 2008. According to Diario Libre, the JCE is trying by all possible means to halt the flood of media attention, the use of inaugurations for political purposes, and public displays of party colors. However, it is evident that the JCE's intentions are not being met with much sympathy from the different political contenders. In view of this situation, the principal magistrate of the JCE's Contentious Chamber, Mariano Rodriguez, has called for a meeting between the parties to revise the law that establishes the opening of campaign activities. Meanwhile, amidst internal issues and the complaint by magistrate Jose Angel Aquino that there is a conspiracy within the JCE itself, the entire board will meet today to discuss the remaining 27 articles of the newly proposed regulations for controlling the electoral campaign for the 2008 elections. Most observers feel that there is scant hope for a successful outcome of today's session.

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