NNA – The Free Patriotic Movement's professions sector denounced, in an issued statement this evening, what happened during the Dentists' Syndicate elections today, recalling its previous warnings against the charged political atmosphere between the various parties that would negatively impact union solidarity, and its rejection of such an atmosphere of tension and divisions between colleagues in the same profession.

The Movement reminded in its statement that the priority of union options are above any other interests.

“Today, unfortunately, we have seen those who insist on violating the simplest norms and requirements of democracy, imposing the logic of force instead of the logic of democracy and freedom of choice,” the statement regretted.

“The elections are a democratic test that transcends victory and loss, and today, whoever attempted to break the ballot boxes and waste the votes of his/her colleagues for fear of clear and inevitable loss, has actually failed,” the statement underscored.

Finally, the Free Patriotic Movement urged "all parties to abide by the principles of democratic interaction and to resort to legal means when in suspicion, and to reject any deviation from respecting the laws," demanding the judiciary "to take possession of this dossier and restore the right to its owners."

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