2012 – Page 234

The people of Santiago are expressing irritation at the lax enforcement of the rules on the use of public space for political propaganda. As part of the reaction, some people have placed plain white signs with black lettering apologizing for the visual clutter caused by the political parties. According to El Caribe, the Historical Center …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia has repeated his conviction that the selection of the judges for the Supreme Court of Justice, Supreme Electoral Court and Constitutional Court was “a political abuse” by President Leonel Fernandez. He stressed that these courts were made up of judges who, in his view, did not meet the conditions required …

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Speaking on the Voto-2012 special TV series with interviews with the candidates on their proposals for the 20 May presidential election, former President Hipolito Mejia said that fighting corruption would be a key priority of his government. He described corruption as a “national disgrace.” He said he is prepared for government officials who may err …

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The PLD has backed a request by the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Roberto Rosario, for the Plenary of the Board to amend the resolution that authorizes the simultaneous transmission of elections results to political parties and the media. The PLD argues that anything that might strain he election process should be avoided. …

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The Election Observers Mission currently in the country says that the next elections will be transparent and will constitute a point of reference for the rest of the countries in Latin American. Tabare Vasquez, mission chief and former president of Uruguay expressed his satisfaction at the reports received by the OAS technicians and specialists who …

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The Benenson Strategy Group has presented the results of its most recent poll showing Danilo Medina leading with 50% of the preference followed by Hipolito Mejia of the PRD with 44%. The poll has a margin of error of 2.96%. Of the minority candidates, Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais would get 3%, Eduardo Estrella of …

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Legislators in the DR have not had a work session in weeks, and news reports say these are not scheduled for until after the election to allow the politicians to campaign for their presidential candidates in their jurisdictions. Meanwhile, TV investigative journalist Alicia Ortega reports this week on the high cost of the legislators to …

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In a letter addressed to Listin Diario columnist Orlando Gil, engineer Osiris de Leon writes that the Fernandez administration is paying much more for the Alstom metro cars compared to metro companies in China and Singapore. He says that in 2007, the 57 cars of line 1 were purchased for EUR1.6 million each, while the …

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In a bloody scene in the very center of the southwestern city of Bani, agents of the National Police were able to rescue a lawyer who had been kidnapped. Yesterday, Wednesday 25 April, the National Police rescued Julio Franjul, who had been kidnapped by four individuals in the afternoon. They killed two of the kidnappers, …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD), and a deputy prosecutor in Moca, arrested lawyer Sandra Maribel Furcal Guzman, 34, who represented an alleged drug distributor in the middle of the Palace of Justice on charges that she had altered information in a folder containing the case against her client. According to El Nuevo Diario, Furcal …

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