The Central Electoral Board has announced that it will take control of
the finances of the political parties as a means of preventing
narco-dollars from influencing the elections. The step also seeks to
prevent ever-present economic interests from promoting patronage and
the use of state funds. In order to carry out this program the JCE
will audit the money handled by the parties and demand that any
donation is accompanied by the name and address of the donor as well
as any additional information required by the board. The auditing of
the funds is part of the new set of rules laid out by the JCE last
week.