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Peru: Government guarantees neutrality during 2021 general elections

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic

01:00 | Lima, Mar. 20.

The President of the Republic Francisco Sagasti ensured the absolute neutrality of the Government in the April 11 general elections process, as he ratified his support for the electoral bodies.

"You have never seen me say a word about any candidate, and I am not going to do that. Besides, no person in the Government is authorized to do that either," he told TVPeru on Friday night.


In this sense, the top official affirmed that there will be more polling stations in order to avoid crowds and maintain the necessary physical distance to avoid contagion.

"This has required greater logistics and more resources, and the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) has had our full support," he expressed.


At the event, procedures were addressed. Besides, an agreement with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the National Elections Board (JNE) was signed in order to provide the mission with all the required facilities.

"All this is transparent and clean. In addition, the electoral party broadcast is being used correctly. We hope that citizens choose their candidates and vote," he said.

The restriction of commercial advertising and the use of electoral party broadcast has "leveled the playing field" in terms of the conditions that candidates have with the aim of presenting their proposals to the citizenry.

However, the statesman expressed his concern about the use of social networks in this campaign.

"We have seen the migration of the campaign with a preponderance of fake news, rumors, and allusions that spoil the electoral atmosphere," he emphasized.



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Published: 3/20/2021