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12-05-2007, 11:01 AM
Aura Celeste Fernandez, a judge on the Central Electoral Board's Contentious Chamber, has suggested to the full board that they should order the suspension of all inauguration ceremonies for government projects at least three months before the elections. Fernandez, the former head of the Justice Department School of Magistrates, told Hoy reporter Loyda Pena that the idea of equal conditions for all candidates is "seriously compromised" by all the hoopla surrounding ribbon-cutting ceremonies for government public works. The suggestions are set out in a document that was sent to the chief magistrate and all the JCE judges, even before the controversial campaign rules were publicized by the board. Judge Fernandez makes the point that if the JCE does not take enough measures to guarantee equal conditions for all candidates taking part in the 2008 elections, it (the JCE) will be violating the Constitution. In one of her arguments, the judge says that since the President is the Head of State, Head of Public Administration and Armed Forces Chief, he enjoys a privileged position in the media, and therefore, there is an increased risk that normal governmental duties - such as inaugurating a bridge -"could favor the Head of State's political aspirations."
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