Government party and leading opposition party PRD relations continue sour. The PLD opposes the unilateral appointment of the new judges of the Junta Central Electoral, the body that organizes the presidential elections, and the PRD maintains its stubborn opposition stance. Hurricane Georges hushed the intense tirades between the PLD/government and the PRD but neither of the two parties is giving in. The government is withholding funding for the JCE, and the president of the JCE, Ramón Morel Cerda, who has been pointed out as an active member of the PRD, insists on presiding the organization. Meanwhile, the third majority party, the PRSC, which is divided by those that oppose the new board and those that do not. is expected to become the arbiters and bring about an agreement among the political forces of the nation. A recent Gallup poll published in El Siglo showed that 43.3% of those surveyed responded that they do not trust or have little trust for the present JCE board. Nevertheless, 73.8% of those interviewed said they would vote in the year 2000 presidential elections.
