The List?n Diario, the leading Dominican newspaper, published today results of a survey of "independents", persons not affiliated to any political party and who are known to decide the presidential elections in the DR. The List?n Diario/Sigma Dos revealed that 48% of Dominicans that are not members of any political party have little confidence in the capacity of the Junta Central Electoral to organize the year 2000 presidential elections. The JCE judges have been objected by the PRSC and PLD on grounds that the judges that were elected by the PRD-majority Senate without consulting the other political parties. The president of the JCE is said to be a renown PRD activist and is strongly objected by former President Joaqu?n Balaguer of the PRSC. The List?n survey was carried out 23-26 January by the Sigma Dos, a renown Spanish polling firm. 58.4% of those that identified themselves as PRD voters said the present JCE is trustworthy. The survey also showed that 62% of those interviewed feel the National Congress has not carried out satisfactory work. Broken down by political affiliations, 70% of the PRSC voters, 66% of the PLD voters and 58.8% of the PRD voters said they feel the performance of the Congress has not been satisfactory. Congressmen are the best paid Dominican officers and those that have a reputation for enthusiastically working for their personal interests, but not for the interests of the Dominican people in general.
