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Satur calls on all opposition parties to unite versus election failure
Submitted by Contributor on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 21:51.
Bayan Muna senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo and the two other representatives of Bayan Muna, Rep. Teddy Casino and Rep. Neri Colmenares, today called on all opposition parties and candidates to unite against election failure and to push for a parallel manual count as a way to prevent massive fraud in next week's polls.
"There is no longer denying the signs that the Macapagal-Arroyo is orchestrating moves to ensure that the May 10 polls will fail. First there's Norberto Gonzales who continues to spout warnings on failure of elections, then there's the Comelec and the unresolved problems connected to automation. With the polls just around the corner, it's imperative that all opposition forces cross party-lines and unite behind the common goal of thwarting the Arroyo government's plans to sabotage the polls," Ocampo said.
"The last two months have seen the standard bearers and candidates of the major opposition parties flinging mud at each other and discrediting each others' records. It's about time that the mudslinging stop and for everyone unite against a common enemy: the Macapagal-Arroyo administration and its schemes to throw a monkey wrench in the polls and if possible extend its stay in power indefinitely. For all of Pres. Arroyo's declarations that she will step down in June, signs are rife that she isn't going to leave the presidency so easily," he said.
Ocampo said that it was time for the opposing parties outside the camp of the ruling party to link arms and coordinate efforts against all attempts to sabotage the polls. "We owe this to the Filipino people, and it is our duty as members of the opposition. We cannot have a repeat of the 2004 elections that was rigged to the hilt, and we cannot allow Macapagal-Arroyo to remain president by default," he said.
In the meantime, Ocampo said that the Comelec should admit that it is necessary for a parallel manual count to take place alongside automation. "There's a million and one possibilities that automation might fail, either due to technical problems or direct and underhanded tactics of the Macapagal-Arroyo electoral fraud machinery. The Comelec should prepare for a parallel manual count as immediate insurance against failure of automation and as a measure against fraud," he said. Click the images below for bigger versions:
Bayan Muna senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo and the two other representatives of Bayan Muna, Rep. Teddy Casino and Rep. Neri Colmenares, today called on all opposition parties and candidates to unite against election failure and to push for a parallel manual count as a way to prevent massive fraud in next week's polls."There is no longer denying the signs that the Macapagal-Arroyo is orchestrating moves to ensure that the May 10 polls will fail. First there's Norberto Gonzales who continues to spout warnings on failure of elections, then there's the Comelec and the unresolved problems connected to automation. With the polls just around the corner, it's imperative that all opposition forces cross party-lines and unite behind the common goal of thwarting the Arroyo government's plans to sabotage the polls," Ocampo said.
"The last two months have seen the standard bearers and candidates of the major opposition parties flinging mud at each other and discrediting each others' records. It's about time that the mudslinging stop and for everyone unite against a common enemy: the Macapagal-Arroyo administration and its schemes to throw a monkey wrench in the polls and if possible extend its stay in power indefinitely. For all of Pres. Arroyo's declarations that she will step down in June, signs are rife that she isn't going to leave the presidency so easily," he said.
Ocampo said that it was time for the opposing parties outside the camp of the ruling party to link arms and coordinate efforts against all attempts to sabotage the polls. "We owe this to the Filipino people, and it is our duty as members of the opposition. We cannot have a repeat of the 2004 elections that was rigged to the hilt, and we cannot allow Macapagal-Arroyo to remain president by default," he said.
In the meantime, Ocampo said that the Comelec should admit that it is necessary for a parallel manual count to take place alongside automation. "There's a million and one possibilities that automation might fail, either due to technical problems or direct and underhanded tactics of the Macapagal-Arroyo electoral fraud machinery. The Comelec should prepare for a parallel manual count as immediate insurance against failure of automation and as a measure against fraud," he said. Click the images below for bigger versions:
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