The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, pointed out the weakness in political parties in the region in terms of lack of transparency and accountability, as reported in Listin Diario. He noted that in the countries of the region, there is a systemic corruption that has not been able to prevent the coexistence of pacts between politicians and power groups, noting that in the worst case with organized crime has acquired unprecedented economic and political power.
Speaking at the XXVI Central American and Caribbean Conference of Political Parties taking place in Santo Domingo, he said that the parties must reinvent themselves and give clear signals to the population that they want to provide solutions to the problems of the population and regain their credibility.
He explained that the parties should strengthen civic participation in governance in the region and assure transparency and accountability in government, eliminating any impunity.
Almargo urged political parties to review their objectives and missions so that they use their power to improve the effectiveness of democratic institutions. He points out that the parties must use digital technological platform more effectively to communicate their ideas to the population and have a greater civic engagement.
When referring to the different public powers, he observed that there is a problem because the legislative and judicial branches are subordinated to the Executive Branch.
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30 August 2018
