The powers that be at the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) yesterday ended some of the suspense surrounding an upcoming trade-pact referendum, announcing that the public vote will likely take place in September – placing the country just four months away from a decision on the highly divisive Central American Free-Trade Pact with the United States (CAFTA).
Interim TSE president Luis Antonio Sobrado told reporters that he and his fellow justices have discarded an initiative to convene a nationwide CAFTA referendum by collecting signatures. This method would have meant a wait of up to 14 months before a vote could take place.
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