Among these is -they point out- the obligation to apply for the same number of women and men in districts or municipalities with high, medium and low competitiveness for their respective parties, reducing it to only two blocks of high and low competition, which decreases their chances of winning. To win.
In addition to equitable access for female candidates to public funding for campaigns and time on radio and television, in order to ensure that women are not only nominated, but also compete on equal terms.
Regarding the nomination of “traditionally discriminated groups”, he pointed out that they will be left to the discretion of the political parties by denying the authority the possibility of regulating the allocation of candidacies, while – he adds – the self-determination of political parties is privileged over the rights women politicians.
The counselor of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Carla Humphrey, agreed that this reform eliminates the possibility of the General Council monitoring and forcing political parties to comply with parity, “because now it is at the discretion of the parties themselves.” .
“The electoral reform establishes 50% in the nominations. Obviously, it is a regressive reform in terms of human rights, because there is even jurisprudence that says that parity is a principle of flexible optimization, ”he said.
“There may be more than 50%, one of the blocks of competitiveness is removed, the one of medium competitiveness, the one of high and low remains,” he explained.
