Government representatives and CNE no shows at Electoral Hall

April 1, 2004

Neither the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) nor government representatives went today to the conciliation meeting called by the Electoral hall of the Supreme Court to attempt to resolve the problem with the signatures declared under observation by the CNE, but declared valid by the Electoral Hall.


The CNE legal counsel and former President of the national assembly both argued that the decision by the Electoral hall has no validity and that they will only obey whatever the Constitutional Hall says.


 


The opposition did attend the meeting and said that this shows the Government does not want any form of dialogue or negotiating. Ramon Jose Medina who requested the injunction from the Electoral Hall said that the latest decision by the Constitutional hall has no legal validity as it has yet to be published and the dissenting opinion is not known.


 


OAS and Carter Center representatives were not present due apparently to the fact that they are not in the country at this time.

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