Servia Iris Familia

“constitutional radius of action must be expanded in qualitative control of political parties”

Md Nasir from New Jersey :

Servia Iris Familia, a foreign deputy elected by the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), in constituency No. 1, warned that the radius of action of the Dominican Constitution should be expanded in relation to the establishment of a qualitative control on the political parties so that organizations do not arise without truly complying with the requirements that the same Constitution indicates and that are distorted to please certain interests.

The businesswoman and political leader also explained that the historical reality of Dominican politics shows that the excess of organizations with electoral purposes, often without doctrinal principles, without clearly defined objectives, but rather obeying a repetitive model to be able to pass the sinful siege to which they are subjected in the Central Electoral Board, it is nothing more than a heavy burden for the national economy.

Family understands that although article 216 of the current constitutional text establishes that: “The organization of political parties, groups and movements is free, subject to the principles established in this Constitution. Its formation and operation must be based on respect for internal democracy and transparency, in accordance with the law. ”In the so-called minority parties, the violation of this constitutional article is recurrent because they function rather as small companies directed at the discretion of the figure principal of the entity in question.

The elected legislator reproached that minority parties have been used as “hinges” and only contribute to the bleeding of the national economy, and their main leaders misuse the funds they receive, for which the new legislators must present proposals for laws that tend to strengthen the regularization of the appearance of these without the due qualitative control that it deserves.

The elected foreign representative in the Dominican Congress recalled that Chapter VIII in article 75 of Law No. 33-18, of Parties, Groups and Political Movements, referring to the loss and dissolution of their legal status, the Central Electoral Board, through a reasoned resolution, will declare their party legal status dissolved, and its main causes is not having obtained by at least one percent (1%) of the valid votes cast in the last ordinary national, presidential, congressional, municipal or municipal district elections corresponding to the same electoral period, so it is of the opinion that no type is granted amnesty as some political leaders claim.

“The number of parties, movements and political groups existing in the country does not correspond to the population density and the territorial breadth of the Dominican Republic and it is laughable if a comparison is made with developed countries with more population and territory; adding to that that minority organizations only serve to be allied, occupy spaces on the ballot, receive resources from the State, but they have not had significant participation to justify their existence, “Servia Iris Familia concluded.