The National Business Convention, organized by CONEP (the National Business Council), proposed to limit the amount of money given to the political parties and to speed up the budget proposals for September rather than December, among other things. In addition, they entrusted the Senate with the need to elect the Central Electoral Board (JCE) members with transparency, so as to diminish the perception that the JCE is not an upright entity. Viyella de Paliza expressed CONEP’s support for the Central Electoral Board (JCE), but also worry for the weakness and possible future of political parties in the Dominican Republic. Viyella was sharply critical of the money wasted in the “unending” political campaigns, and demanded to know the platforms of each party. The business community also called on the JCE to limit the primary electoral process to two months.