Editorial:
CPP successfully implements policy on campaigning in revolutionary territories

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The Party, the New People�s Army and the revolutionary movement nationwide are firmly and successfully carrying out policies that cover campaigning for reactionary elections within revolutionary territories. These policies are being implemented in the interest of the people and the revolutionary movement.

The influx of numerous voluntary applications for Permits-to-Campaign (PTC) by candidates and political parties, which began a few months ago, is a clear indication of the broad recognition of the existence, strength and policies of revolutionary political power. Malaca�ang, the AFP and the PNP are powerless to prevent it.

In carrying out this policy, it is obvious that the Party and the revolutionary forces do not recognize the reactionary political system and the elections that it holds. Nevertheless, we recognize that we have yet to prevail over the ruling system, and that people�s democracy and reactionary power coexist in revolutionary territories in vast areas of the country.

Thus, we still give leeway to politicians to campaign in revolutionary territories within the framework of reactionary elections. However, we take steps to reduce the damage wrought by reactionary elections on the people and maximize the tactical gains that the people and the revolutionary movement derive from it.

In this regard, we require all candidates and parties to first acquire Permits to Campaign or seek official permission from revolutionary authorities to enter and campaign in territories under revolutionary control and influence.

In applying for PTC, politicians submit themselves to revolutionary political power. They give guarantees that they will do nothing to harm the people and revolutionary movement and will abide by the security guidelines enforced within the revolutionary territories, including the prohibition of bringing in the military and police and bringing in their own firearms or armed goons.

The funds and other material things garnered through the PTC will benefit the people and the movement in the revolutionary territories. Part of it will be used for the operations and needs of the Party, NPA and organs of revolutionary government and mass organizations.

A significant part will also be set aside for the economic, health, education, literacy and cultural programs and projects of the people in the revolutionary territories. This way, the people are able to derive concrete benefits from the reactionary election far beyond empty promises and insulting bribes of a few pesos.

In dealing with politicians and their parties, we apply the principles and policies of the revolutionary united front, which includes forming alliances with progressive, patriotic and propeople elements and forming tactical alliances with secondary reactionaries in order to isolate and oppose the most reactionary and most diehard enemies at a particular time.

This policy is but part of the revolutionary movement�s broad approach to reactionary elections. For the Party, it is a more basic task to expose to the people that elections held under a reactionary system are rotten, deceptive and inutile.

We explain to them that they cannot expect anything from such elections. We raise their consciousness through education and propaganda. We teach them that the only hope for attaining fundamental change in their condition is through advancing and winning the revolutionary struggle to destroy the present oppressive social system and form a new system governed by people�s democratic power.

During this period of reactionary elections, we continue with our principal task of intensifying tactical offensives and the revolutionary struggle on various fronts even as we pay attention to certain tactical considerations.

21 January 2004
English Edition

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