The National Elections Jury (JNE) urged political organizations and citizens to maintain an attitude of calm and respect for the results of the Regional and Municipal Elections that were held last Sunday, October 2.
The electoral body expressed its concern about the violent events that took place in various areas of the country while the election day was taking place. Therefore, he asked the relevant authorities to act according to their powers.
The JNE reported that there were 40 electoral conflicts throughout the country. Most occurred in Loreto (7), La Libertad (5), Cajamarca (3) and Áncash (3).
Amazonas, Huánuco, Lima, Huancavelica, Ica, Ayacucho and Puno presented two cases each, while San Martín, Lambayeque, Ucayali, Callao, Junín, Cusco, Apurímac and Arequipa registered one case.
The entity recalled that during the electoral process they promoted the campaign “Choose a culture of peace” with the purpose of raising awareness among citizens about the importance of building a democracy based on respect and tolerance.
The National Election Jury He also specified that 89,189 representatives were in charge of representing the interests of their parties in the different voting centers that were installed throughout the country.
“The presence of the representatives before the voting centers was important because they were in charge of coordinating and directing the activities of their representatives before the voting tables, as well as coordinating with the personnel of the Decentralized Offices of Electoral Processes (ODPE).“, he pointed.
Likewise, it stated that the representatives before the voting tables were empowered to sign the electoral act in its installation, suffrage and scrutiny sections, sign the ballot papers, witness the reading of the votes, formulate observations or claims on the day of the day. election before the polling station and obtain a complete record signed by the members of the polling station.
