President Jardim, at a meeting of the PSD Youth, warned that that ‘offices of the Republic would try to interfere’ with the forthcoming elections. This is a clear message directed to the National Commission of Elections (CNE).
Over the last thirty years, Jardim has repeated this message to intimidate the National Commission and ensure its passivity. He has repeatedly stated that he does not recognize the authority of CNE and has more than once promised to install criminal proceedings against it. Those who denounce violation of election laws are likened to agents of the secret police from the time of the dictatorship and threatened with being taken to court.
In one of the rare occasions when the CNE did make a stand on the breach of election laws, Jardim challenged it to arrest his whole party. The result is that, other than the occasional wrist-slap, the CNE has largely avoided taking any stand on the gross violations of election laws in Madeira.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office is the other target of Jardim’s statement. In previous occasions, it has simply let the election crimes prescribe. The election violations denounced to the Public Prosecutor’s office relating to the two elections held in 2009 are also due to prescribe soon…
Jardim continues to turn official state-financed functions into party-political rallies…
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