After the Social Christian Reformist (PRSC) and the National Progressive Force (FNP) parties came out in defense of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) yesterday Wednesday 17 September 2014, government authorities responded by saying that they do not think that the JCE is being harassed by the Presidential Palace. They were reacting to statements by JCE president Roberto Rosario Marquez, who claimed that there was a smear campaign against the JCE, and that through the Controller of the Republic, Rafael Germosen Andujar, there is an attempt to monitor the extraordinary use of government funds. Rosario says that only the Chamber of Accounts can audit their accounts.
In the meantime, the presidents of the two minority parties, Federico Antun Batlle (PRSC) and Marino Vinicio Castillo (FNP) were in agreement, stating that the JCE should be covered with complete confidence, given the fact that it has earned the confidence of the people by managing itself correctly.