They argue for a campaign without insults and proposals

TEGUCIGALPA.

He National Electoral Council (CNE) issued a free pass so that from today onwards, candidates for popular positions of the three parties that will participate in the primaries can conduct political campaigns and open publicity ahead of the March 14 elections; However, various sectors of society advocated a clean day, without attacks and with purpose.

From this Saturday, January 23 and until March 9, the candidates of the 14 political movements of the National, Liberal and Freedom and Re-establishment (Free) parties will be able to announce their proposals to arouse the sympathy of their fellow believers.

L1.416 million for elections The National Electoral Council (CNE) has a budget of 1,416 million lempiras to hold the elections, Deputy Finance Minister Roxana Rodríguez said yesterday. He explained that the National Congress has allocated the CNE a total of 1,760 million, of which 344 million were delivered last year, which have already been executed. The 1,416 million by 2021 that the CNE will have to export during the year.

Maximino German Lobo, deputy director of the National Electoral Council (CNE), reported that with the onset of the political propaganda period, the schedule and the Elections ActHe who states that the propaganda should start 50 days before the primaries.

“This will allow all movements to use all the advertising tools to find out the intent of the vote, and when we talk about these tools, we are talking about television, radio, press, billboards and all those that are allowed by law,” he explained.

data 544 Millions of Lempiras. It is the ceiling that the presidential formula candidates have available to spend on their campaign. 25,900 electoral ballot boxes. They will be called in to the voting centers in the primaries.

Lobo added that political aspirants are authorized to hold rallies as long as they are scheduled with him. CNE do not coincide or overlap with other movements and parties.

For the next 50 days, they will be able to seek the voice of their partisans through all these channels until March 8, after which there are five more days left to present only the proposals of their government plan.

We hope the story is different this time, to tell it in a different way. Alberto Solorzano, evangelical leader.

Clean campaign

Representatives of the church and civil society asked the candidates of the three parties to run a clean campaign, without attacks, without insults and with viable proposals.

“We hope that politicians will take the opportunity given them to campaign and avoid confrontations and empty speeches.

The country is demanding that hope be restored with clear and convincing proposals, ”said the pastor and evangelical leader. Alberto Solórzano.

The political class should not accept dirty money to finance their conversion campaigns. Omar Rivera, Executive Secretary Fonac.

He said there are many unmotivated people and the pandemic is hitting the country with more force. Therefore, the political class faces an enormous challenge to regain the confidence of the voters.

“If things are not handled properly, it may be possible to vote on the seats and necessities, but without the most important element: the voters,” he said.

Omar Rivera, executive secretary of the National Convergence Forum (Fonac) pointed out that in this campaign, candidates for popular positions should show their best faces and not replicate the old and vulgar strategy of attacking and discrediting the past.

Candidates can use any tools to find the vote. Maximino German Lobo, adviser to the CNE.

“These are new times and new practices are required, letting go of local politics, which are characterized by tirade, expletives and mutual indignation between opponents,” he said.

Antonio Garcia, vice president of Law School and deputy candidate for Libre, said the campaign should be clean and that the candidates remember that they are opponents, but not enemies, and that they must come out united after March 14 for the good of the country.