Martinelli’s Valentine’s Day call to end dirty campaign
WITH HIS Democratic Change (CD) party finally signing the ethical electoral pact, President Ricardo Martinelli said on Valentine’s Day that "hopefully the dirty campaigns will end " in the country
Martinelli, who has himself been accused of smearing opponents via Twitter, and who has been asked by one major business association to stay out of the election, said he has seen "some" who signed the pact wjo carried out unethical dirty campaigns . "I've seen a lot of anonymous people receiving instructions for smear campaigns and in all media, especially YouTube, Facebook and Twitter " .
"I would like to ask those people who say that are truly ethical and have signed the ethical pact and dedicated themselves to do the dirty campaigns, that they meet exactly what pact calls for “
Martinelli made said during a Friday tour of Calle 50 , where the improvement work was completed and the road opened.
Questioned on Panama’s participation in the Central American Parliament, which during the last election he had promised to end, Martinelli recalled that the Supreme Court ordered it and " we integrate withCentral America."
The president emphasized that he is criticizing the Central American Parliament and "most likely I will never go to that."
Critics claim that Parlacen is an escape route for former politician to continue immunity from prosecution, and Martinelli ha criticized it as ineffectual and providing “jobs for the boys.”