Cesar Estrella Sahdala, the prestigious former president of the Junta Central Electoral, called for the Dominican people to reject, with their vote in the presidential elections of year 2000, the political parties that are not able to choose "dignified and true representatives" to run in the upcoming congressional elections of 16 May. If the parties now do not come forth with candidates that are worthy, and they choose to bundle unqualified persons among their candidates, then citizens should respond with their negative vote in year 2000, he said.