The president of the Christian Social Reformist Party (PRSC), Federico Antún Batlle, said today that it agrees with the Central Electoral Board (JCE) decision to postpone the presidential and congressional elections, given the current health crisis. The presidential and congressional election had been scheduled for 17 May 2020. A second round had been set for 28 June.
In a letter to the JCE, Antún Batlle recommends that any new date have the approval of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which would signal that the situation has been sufficiently brought under control to guarantee the safety and health of voters and personnel involved in the process.
The dates of 5 July and 12 July, with a possible second round date of 26 July has been suggested.
The JCE had given the political parties through Thursday, 9 April 2020, to issue their recommendations on the postponing of the election.
On occasion of the celebration of the 15 March 2020 of the municipal election, Alma Morales, local PAHO representative , had signed off on the elections, saying it was safe for Dominicans to vote. Several videos that have circulated online show that congregations of people for campaign activities before and after the election led to the spreading of the disease locally.
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9 April 2020