Threats of fraud and electoral violence in Montes de María denounces the MOE - Other Cities - Colombia

Threats and constraint of the Gulf Clan, as well as manipulation of corrupt to the communities of Los Montes de Marìa (between the departments of Bolìvar and Sucre) are the risks that the Electoral Observation Mission, MOE, in this region of the Colombian Caribbean.

“The situation of constituency number 8 of Montes de María for these elections is really very complex. According to our analysis, there is a risk consolidated by factors of electoral fraud and violence. There are threats in four municipalities and three of them are at extreme risk,” says Rafael Martín Castillo Torres, delegate of the Electoral Observation Mission, MOE, for the region.

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Violent offer two million pesos for ‘the combo’ of the three votes in the upcoming elections

The concentration of municipalities at risk for fraud and violence is worrying in Montes de María with a view to the next elections:

Among the municipalities in the magnifying glass of the MOE are Sheep, San Onofre, Colosó and Chalán (in Sucre) and Carmen de Bolivar (in Bolivar).

“The indicator of electoral fraud today becomes alarming and is linked to acts of violence. Seven of the municipalities of the Montes de las María constituency are at extreme risk”, adds the EOM delegate for this region of the Colombian Caribbean.

(In context: Elections 2022: early warnings from the Ombudsman on Montes de María)

Sources consulted by EL TIEMPO in the municipality of Ovejas give an account of the way in which the violent allies with corrupt clans are offering two million pesos for ‘the combo’ of the three votes in the elections to Senate and Presidency of the Republic.

“The concentration of municipalities at risk for fraud and violence is worrying in Montes de María with a view to the next elections: regarding the factors of violence, we have a concentrated presence of the Gulf Clan in the municipalities of Bolívar and Sucre, and disputes with local gangs,” says the MOE observer.

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