SANTO DOMINGO.- Since its birth within the movement La Revuelta (revolt) the campaign for the candidate None grows in popularity, despite its unsuccessful efforts for the Electoral Board (JCE) to include a box in the ballots for Sunday’s congressional and municipal elections.

More than mere abstention the movement’s leaders want all citizens to go to the bolls but write a giant N on the back side of their ballot.

“None is serious, vote for None”, “None complies, vote for None,”, “None is worth, vote for None” are the slogans with which its promoters hope to entice a segment of the population which rejects the candidates of the traditional parties and of the minority ones which serve as their remoras.

None’s campaign team “has hit the streets” selling t-shirts with their logos and their slogans at 200 pesos a pop, funds which they affirm will cover operating expenses, flyers and bumper stickers.

Revuelta leader Maria del Mar Mella says although print shop owners and radio and television producers collaborate with the initiative, it counts mostly with the social networks on the Web. “The idea to create None arose in discussions in our organization. We’ve spoken for over a year about a way for critical participation in this electoral event a, but from the citizenship.”

The initiative’s promoters, mostly youngsters, are relying on tghe Internet as their weapon of choice for Sunday’s electoral battle.

From blog (http://votaporninguno.org) they promote their ideas, the same which stimulate them to hit Santo Domingo’s streets and avenues, in support of social struggles in various areas of the country, including the environmental battle some organizations wage against the mining company Barrick Gold in Cotuí (northeast) and the successful fight which led to the scrapping of the planned cement plant adjacent to the Los Haitises National Park.