The State Attorney General’s Office In a statement published on March 11, 2024, he specified that the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS) can advance the renovation of the vowels of the National Electoral Council (CNE).
The entity responded this Monday about the consultation made by him CPCCS and determined that the contest can continueeven during an electoral period. According to the Attorney General’s Office, it is important respect the independence of powers.
At the moment the conformation of one citizen commission to select two main vowels and their substitutes from the CNE.
A stopped contest
Well, the process of renovation it’s found detained since October 2023. There they arose complaints about possible anomalies in the qualification of merits of the applicants. Despite the fact that a first-level judge ordered the resumption of contest through a protective actionthis decision was annulled by the Provincial Court of Justice of GuayasTeleamazonas specified.
The Attorney General’s report specifies that the CNE is located actually in electoral periodto organize the referendum y referendum April 2024 and which also carries out the preparation of the general elections from 2025.
However, the organization also emphasized that the development of public tenders for the renewal of authorities does not constitute a interference in electoral processes. The argument is that the competitions are subject to the principle of independence of functions, so the body must be renewed.
With this decision, the Attorney General’s Office determined that corresponds to CPCCS develop the contests to perform promptly the designation of the authorities.
The Constitution specifies “that the members of the CNE partially renewed every three years. Esthela Acero, Diana Atamaint, Elena Nájera, José Cabrera and Enrique Pita are currently in office, along with their respective substitutes. All were elected in 2018hence this year would end his six year period«.
Regarding the Contentious Electoral Tribunal, also pending partial renewal, the CPCCS has not proceeded to appoint new judges since November 2021, when it should have done so.
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