odos ▁por ▁la ▁U ") ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot , ▁or ▁for ▁votes ▁with ▁this ▁name ▁to ▁be ▁counted ; ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁candidates ▁and ▁staff . ▁Re ques ens ▁said ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁polit ic izing ▁of ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission , ▁she ▁would ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁election ▁would ▁run ▁as ▁fairly ▁as ▁possible . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁vote , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁had ▁been ▁kid n apped ▁and ▁their ▁offices ▁at ▁La ▁Flor esta ▁were ▁bom bed ▁with ▁te ar ▁gas , ▁coming ▁in ▁a ▁sp ate ▁of ▁increasing ▁violence . ▁ ▁Re ques ens , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁her ▁party ▁including ▁leader ▁and ▁candidate ▁David ▁S osa , ▁then ▁made ▁broad ▁accus ations ▁that ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁student ▁group ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁" s ab ot age " ▁and ▁contained ▁" re present atives ▁of ▁the ▁dict ator ship ", ▁adding ▁that ▁to ▁elect ▁them ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁choose ▁" de ath , ▁prisoners , ▁and ▁cor ruption ". ▁One ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁opposition — former ▁political ▁prisoner ▁S air am ▁R ivas — sp oke ▁in ▁response , ▁saying ▁it ▁was ▁rid icul ous ▁to ▁claim ▁they ▁were ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁hurt ▁that ▁these ▁words ▁were ▁coming ▁from ▁people ▁they ▁have ▁protest ed ▁and ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁with . ▁However , ▁an ▁ex - pres ident ▁of ▁U CV , ▁Has ler ▁Ig les ias , ▁said ▁that ▁the