August 17, 2024, 9:30 PM
August 17, 2024, 9:30 PM
The reactions of the political organizations They did not wait for the date established by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) for the realization of the general elections which will take place on August 17, 2025.
The assemblyman of We believeZvonko Matkovic, who is a visible figure of the alliance, stated that in principle It is a good sign that the Electoral Body guarantees the date of the general elections in 2025, although he pointed out that there are pending tasks that the members must resolve in order to provide the guarantee and transparency that citizens need.
“The TSE has several commitments to fulfill, such as the audit and clean-up of the register (1 fingerprint, 1 vote), the application of the census results, the redistribution of seats, the redesign of the constituencies where it is respected that all Bolivians are worth the same (countryside vs. city),” Matkovic said in an interview with EL DEBER.
For his part, the head of the Comunidad Ciudadana (CC) bench in the Chamber of Deputies, Enrique Urquidi, stated that it is important that the TSE begins to give certainty to Bolivians regarding the electoral calendar, as it has been with judicial elections (December 1) and now with the elections where the president and vice president will be chosen. In light of the announcement of the date, he considered that it will serve to to clear up many of the citizens’ susceptibilities at a difficult time for the country due to the economic and institutional crisis.
“We are very pleased that the Supreme Court has set the date, August 17, 2025. I think it is important to have this certainty and this security, that will help a lot to ease susceptibilities and unnecessary intentions at a time of great sensitivity at the level of conflict in the country, economic and institutional crisis,” he said. the deputy in contact with this medium.
Urquidi considered that there are a series of positions that can be formed and can make the 2025 elections look threatened, in the sense that “President Luis Arce continues with his logic of governing judicially and to have the Constitutional Court fully at the service of their interests.” He added that the political forces and leaders should use all means within their power to guarantee the electoral process on time and on the dates.
Meanwhile, the MAS deputy from the ‘Evista’ wing, Ányelo Céspedes, said that the important thing that the TSE should do It is to give certainty to citizens and not to be biased towards a party to nullify others, as “has been done with the ruling party to disqualify Evo in the next elections.”
The parliamentarian welcomed the display of the election date and also the expiration of the mandate for the head of State, and hopes that it will be fulfilled without excuses or conflicts, such as the military uprising On June 26th, for “intend to extend it until 2027”.
“Let’s hope that if they want fair and transparent elections and that the best candidate wins, what the Electoral Body should do is abide by the statutes of political organizations without taking away their rights,” he said.
