TEGUCIGALPA.
He National Electoral Council (CNE) granted a free permit, so that, starting today, the candidates for the popularly elected positions of the three parties that will participate in the primary elections will be able to carry out political campaigns and make open publicity for the March 14 elections; However, various sectors of society have advocated for a clean, attack-free and deliberate day.
From this Saturday, January 23, until next March 9, the candidates of the 14 political movements of the national, liberal and freedom and re-establishment parties (free) will be able to publicize their proposals to attract the sympathy of their co-religionists.
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L1,416 million for elections The National Electoral Council (CNE) has a budget of 1,416 million lempiras for the elections, said yesterday the Deputy Minister of Finance, Roxana Rodríguez. |
Maximino German Lobo, alternate director of National Electoral Council (CNE), reported that with the beginning of the period of political propaganda, the Electoral lawHe says the propaganda must start 50 days before the mayor’s office.
“With this, all movements will be able to use all advertising tools to seek the intention of the vote, and when we talk about these tools we are talking about television, radio, press, billboards and all that is legally allowed.” he explained.
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data 544 Millions of lempiras. It is the ceiling that presidential candidates have at their disposal to spend their campaign. 25,900 ballot boxes. These will be activated in the polling stations in the primary elections. |
Lobo added that political aspirants are allowed to hold rallies as long as they are planned with him. NPP not to coincide or overlap with other movements and parties.
In the next 50 days, they will be able to ask their supporters to vote through all these channels until March 8, then there are five more days to present only the proposals of their government plan.
Alberto Solorzano, evangelical leader. |
Clean campaign
Representatives of the Church and civil society called on the candidates of the three parties to conduct a clean campaign, without attacks, without insults and with feasible proposals.
“We hope that politicians will take advantage of the opportunity presented to them in the campaign, avoiding empty confrontations and speeches.
The country demands that hope be restored with clear and convincing proposals, “said the pastor and evangelical leader. Alberto Solórzano.
Omar rivera, executive secretary Fonac. |
He said there are many unmotivated people, and the pandemic is hitting the country harder, which is why the political class has a huge challenge to regain the trust of the electorate.
“If things are not managed well, it may be possible to have seats and supplies for voting, but in the absence of the main element: voters,” he said.
Omar rivera, executive secretary at National Convergence Forum (Fonac) stressed that in this campaign, candidates for popularly elected positions must show their best faces and not replicate the ancient and vulgar strategy of attacks and discredit of the past.
Maximino German Lobo, advisor to the CNE. |
“There are new times and new practices are needed, abandoning the vernacular policy, characterized by diatribe, explosion and mutual indignation between opponents,” he said.
Antonio Garcia, vice president of Law School and a candidate for deputy for Libre, said that the campaign must be clean and the candidates remember that they are opponents, but not enemies, and that after March 14 they must come out united for the good of the country.