SANTO DOMINGO.- The Organization of American States (O.A.S.), through its electoral observation mission, advised the Government against the use of State resources promote the President’s re-election in the current electoral campaign.

"It seems evident that a significant part of the information the Government emits through the media is fulfilling an electoral objective and therefore, has been surpassed the limits between the information on government management and electoral campaigning," the delegation said in a report.

On the denunciations of the general use of taxpayers’ money in politics, it called on the Government "to show a special sensitivity regarding these subjects, cooperating decidedly and permanently with the opposition in the clarification of all those questions that can be understood as an inadequate participation of the Government in the campaign."

Invited by the Central Electoral Board, the O.A.S. visited the country several times and received denunciations from the opposition on the use of State resources in president Leonel Fernandez’s political reelection campaign.

In its report issued yesterday, the delegation of observers as opposed to expressed its "concern with the problem," and urged the opposition parties to maintain "a profile of responsibility” and make his denunciations before the corresponding entities to avoid simply electoral accusations.

Praise for the JCE

The observers congratulated the JCE on its management, for its “credibility and the experience of its judges and for developing the established calendar,” and for the positions assumed in the conflicts.

They said they are confident the court will broadcast the results with efficiency and transparency.

The OAS mission also praised the "lack of violent and grave incidents."