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SANTO DOMINGO.- The deputy Alejandro Montas said the hypocrisy that lets "miniature parties" receive taxpayers money and maintain their presence by practicing a type of political parasitism in electoral periods must end.

In a letter sent to newspaper Diario Libre, the lawmaker said he doesn’t propose to limit the initiative which create political organizations, rather to detain the parasitism of organizations which after having received their birth certificate, don’t earn the population’s approval.

Montas said the Electoral Law should be strictly applied and that the legislation for the Law of Political Parties pending debate in the Chamber of Deputies should be more severe as to the causes to repeal a party’s legal function, something he said is much needed for the good of democracy that everyone is committed to defend.

The spokesman of the ruling PLD party deputies said to remain as such the political parties should get, alone or as allies, at least 2 percent of the valid votes cast, win some congresual or municipal representation or 2 percent of the valid votes at the national level.

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Written by: gouletcolonial, 21 Jul 2008 8:36 AM
From: Canada
Eliminate this expensive stupidity...let them spend their own money...this is an invitation to steal ...Not like they need one these Lice we call politicos Garrapatas and Leetches not to put a fine point on it
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Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 21 Jul 2008 12:03 PM
From: United States
Maybe it'll better like in the good old Trujillo days; Just two parties; el Partido Trujillista (the opposition???), and el Partido Dominicano (the Trujillo regime hallmark party). Or even better like it was during 1974: Juan Bosch's two parties - PRD, and PLD, and the Partido Reformista. Either way it doesn't matter who you vote for, what matters is who counts those votes. Remember the hanging chads in Florida? Or, the recent re-election of Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Democracy only exists on books and in the minds of the gullible. The powers that be, will install their "favorite son", despite of who votes for whatever party or candi-date. So all the "parasite" are actually the politicians who sell people dreams, a bill of goods, and simple minds buy into it. There's a sucker born every minute...It's been said. The parasites,....Hemmm?.. all righty then! Let everyone's party run, they deserve to be heard; Then they'll think that they are really making a difference. Lies sell.
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 21 Jul 2008 12:08 PM
From: Canada
You mean to say the elections in Zimbabwe were not fair and square....I am shocked ,shocked
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 21 Jul 2008 4:17 PM
From: Canada
Bourgeois democracy doesn't work. The re-election of imperialist villain Leonel is the best proof of it. Once again Dominicans have shown a glaring lack of ability to elect their own government. No matter how easy we make it for them, Dominicans resist the truth contained in our award-winning documentaries, improved university courses, and Multicultural Social Awareness re-education programs. The hour is upon us to implement the great Lenin's doctrine of the Party's dictatorship ............
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