Paraguay
Laura Gamarra announced she will not object to the presence of Liberal representatives at the Capiatá polling stations
The ANR candidate in Capiatá said she will support efforts for the PLRA to have poll watchers and polling officials in the municipal elections. According to La Nación Paraguay, the deadline to submit those lists expired on September 14.
The candidate for mayor of Capiatá for List 1 of the ANR, Laura Gamarra, said her camp will not raise objections and will support efforts so that the PLRA, identified with List 2, can have representatives at the polling stations in the municipal elections on Sunday, October 4.
According to La Nación Paraguay, Gamarra explained at a press conference held at her residence in the Santo Domingo neighborhood that the PLRA had not submitted within the established deadline the list of polling officials and poll watchers to the Superior Court of Electoral Justice. The candidate said the situation took her by surprise and regretted what happened.
According to that outlet, of the 19 districts in the Central department, the PLRA did not submit its list for the formation of polling stations in seven municipalities: Capiatá, Areguá, Guarambaré, Itá, Itauguá, Luque and San Antonio. The deadline expired on Monday, September 14, according to the hearing record of the Central Electoral Court. La Nación Paraguay added that PLRA officials said on Friday that the situation is being corrected.
Gamarra said that, above partisan disputes, the participation of the different political sectors and the will of the public must prevail. In that context, she said she had contacted national representatives of the Colorado Party and councilor candidates from List 1 to support the efforts before the Electoral Justice and facilitate Liberal representation at the Capiatá polling stations.
According to the data mentioned at the press conference and cited by La Nación Paraguay, Capiatá has more than 150,000 voters, distributed across 26 polling places and more than 450 polling stations. Gamarra also said that List 1 already has its electoral team organized and trained for election day.
The general representative of List 1 in Capiatá, Julio Ledesma, also said they will support the process and considered that the presence of the different political sectors will contribute to transparent elections. During the press conference, according to the same outlet, it was also reported that Cruzada Nacional did submit its list of polling officials on time and in proper form.
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