Two weeks before the elections for the Senate and House of Representatives throughout the country, not only the candidates in the regions, especially in Valle del Cauca, seek to captivate the largest number of voters for Sunday, March 13, which will lead them to seats.
Non-governmental organizations, such as the Vallecaucana Action Unit (UAV) and the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), as well as official bodies, including the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the National Registry, have been promoting initiatives for the population to attend to the polls and exercise their right to vote, but to choose in a free, transparent and democratic manner.
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They are campaigns that invite participation, like the one of the UAV with the name ‘Your vote has power’ to elect Congress.
“This time the slogan is ‘Valle Vota Valle’, with which the vote for leaders of the territory is promoted, which increases the representation of the region and leverages resources and promotes projects for the development of the department”, said Daniel López, executive director of the UAV.
But the risks of electoral fraud and the fear among some candidates who have made it visible on their social networks are latent.
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“Voting: an action as simple as it is fundamental to guarantee the well-being of our democracy”, said Alejandro Sánchez, regional coordinator of the MOE.
“But how can we freely vote and elect those who represent us when daily in our country we face the presence of illegal armed groups, violence against leaders, clientelism and other situations that restrict the exercise of our right?” .
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According to the EOM, The Valley has four municipalities at risk of fraud in Senate elections and two more by those seeking the Chamber. There are 14 municipalities with risks due to violence.
The municipality of Valle with factors indicative of electoral fraud and factors of violence is Buga.
For the regional coordinator of the EOM, it is necessary that institutional efforts be concentrated there, in such a way that possible irregularities in these elections can be detected.
However, no fraud is reported in Cali nor in Buenaventura, but there are risks of violence. Cairo has a medium risk in elections for the House due to fraud, while Versailles, for the Senate.
Candidates like Yitcy Becerra, from Centro Esperanza, who goes after the Chamber, asks to avoid buying votes. “Electoral fraud is a threat to democracy.”
Míldred Arias is also seeking a seat in the Chamber and said that with more education there is less corruption.
The municipalities with risks due to violence, with a high and extreme risk index, are Cali, Bolívar and Buenaventura.
In this list of high risks, according to the EOM, there are also Buga, Florida, Jamundí and Tuluá.
Andalusia, Bugalagrande, Candelaria, Dagua, El Dovio, Seville and Yumbo with medium risks due to violence in elections.
Beware of electoral crimes
In the National Electoral Council (CNE) they point out that the constraint to the voter is a criminal offense.
Voter fraud, fraudulent voting and vote trafficking are also criminal offenses.
In the CNE and in the Registry they promote the campaign to denounce these facts.
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