The Central Electoral Board the JCE along with the City Council of Santiago have issued a 10 day deadline for all political parties and presidential candidates to remove their posters, billboards and other political propaganda placed all over the second largest city of the Dominican Republic. 

JCE President Mr. Julio Cesar Castanos held a meeting with the City Council and discussed with municipal authorties that they need to clean up and free the city of the eyesores.  He said “It is necessary to eliminate all the political party publicity that is placed inopportunely and that disfigures a large part of the city.” 

The Mayor of Santiago Mr. Jose Enrique Sued fully supports the clean up campaign and said that if any party fails to meet the deadline, the municipal crews will destroy all publicity that prevents motorists visibility and affects the cleanliness of the city.” 

The Mayor also said “a written communication will be sent to the different political parties today, for them to remove their propaganda.” 

There is a 10 day deadline for the clean up plan. 

In the last few months the politician party propaganda and posters has really increased in the beautiful area of Santiago’s historical neighborhood. 

The announcement comes here just several days after Santo Domingo issued the same deadline to all political parties to remove their propaganda from the streets of the nations Capital.