) ▁ruled ▁on ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Dem ocracy ▁Code ▁by ▁a ▁ 6 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁vote ▁in ▁favor . ▁The ▁new ▁resolution ▁made ▁the ▁D ' H ond t ▁method ▁of ▁voting ▁constitution al ; ▁therefore ▁it ▁was ▁applied ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁elections . ▁The ▁resolution ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁legal ▁restrictions ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁journal ists ▁during ▁elections ▁are ▁un const itution al . ▁ ▁President ial ▁elections ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁E ight ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁were ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Elect oral ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁candidates ▁were : ▁Rafael ▁Cor rea ▁of ▁the ▁PA IS ▁Alliance ▁movement , ▁Gu ill ermo ▁L asso ▁of ▁the ▁Creating ▁O pport un ities ▁movement , ▁Lu cio ▁G uti ér rez ▁of ▁the ▁P SP ▁party , ▁Alberto ▁Ac osta ▁Esp ino za , ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Left , ▁Norman ▁W ray , ▁of ▁the ▁Ru pt ura ▁ 2 5 ▁movement , ▁Nelson ▁Z av ala , ▁of ▁the ▁R old os ist ▁Party , ▁Maur icio ▁Rod as , ▁of ▁the ▁SU MA ▁movement , ▁and ▁Ál var o ▁Nob oa , ▁of ▁P RI AN . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ' s ▁qual ifications ▁The ▁National ▁Elect oral ▁Council ▁( Span ish - language ▁initial s , ▁C NE ) ▁approved ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁the ▁registration ▁and ▁qual ification ▁of ▁candidates ▁running ▁for ▁President , ▁Vice ▁President , ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁And