The recent resolution by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to provisionally suspend the restrictions that limited the dissemination of polls outside of official campaign periods has sparked an intense debate in the National Congress. The measure, which seeks to increase transparency regarding the positioning of political actors, has generated divergent positions among Dominican legislators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Eugenio Cede\u00f1o celebrated the electoral body’s rectification, arguing that access to information about the political landscape does not pose a risk to democracy. According to the legislator, knowing electoral trends at any time allows citizens to be better informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nDoes information harm anyone? Does it harm the people to have knowledge of how the political spectrum is at a time like this? That does not harm.<\/p>\nEugenio Cede\u00f1o, deputy.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Cede\u00f1o emphasized that the revocation of the regulation is an implicit recognition that the original restriction lacked foundation, thus contributing to social peace and the transparency of the democratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Criticism of institutional weakness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
On the other side of the coin, deputy Pedro Mart\u00ednez, from Alianza Pa\u00eds, lamented the JCE’s setback. For Mart\u00ednez, this fact evidences a systemic weakness in the organization’s capacity to exercise its authority and sanction irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Mart\u00ednez linked the decision to pressures exerted by the majority parties, whom he pointed out as the sectors that dominate political action in the country.<\/li>\n
- He warned that the lack of firmness in the application of rules facilitates questionable practices, such as vote buying, during election days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
For his part, legislator Ram\u00f3n Raposo underscored the importance of the JCE acting as an impartial arbiter, especially in the face of early political activism. Raposo questioned the lack of clear boundaries between the public duties of certain officials and their presidential aspirations for 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The JCE’s position: Guaranteed independence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Faced with speculation about whether the entity yielded to external pressures, the president of the Central Electoral Board, Rom\u00e1n J\u00e1quez Liranzo, was categorical. In statements made this Monday, he dismissed any political influence in the decision-making process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe Board does not kneel, not even to propose marriage.<\/p>\nRom\u00e1n J\u00e1quez Liranzo, president of the JCE.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
With this statement, J\u00e1quez Liranzo reaffirmed the independence of the JCE plenary, ensuring that the institution maintains its autonomy from the various sectors that attempt to influence its administrative and electoral resolutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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