Due to alleged irregularities in his campaign finance in 2018, the National Electoral Council (CNE) opened a preliminary investigation this Tuesday against Iván Duque and his campaign manager Luis Guillermo Echeverry. EL HERALDO learned that the electoral court decided to make the decision after considering “an alleged breach of the election campaign financing regime on […]
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“We don’t impose a joke”: CNE magistrate
This Wednesday the Plenary Chamber of the National Electoral Council announced actions regarding “balance and informational pluralism” in coverage of the presidential campaigns. This is due to a study prepared by the court in which the same space would not be guaranteed to the different applications. “Law 996/05 imposes on the media (radio and TV) […]
CNE explains the reasons why there will be no international audit
the magistrate of National Electoral Council (CNE) Luis Guillermo Perez pointed out on Tuesday that due to “lack of time” in the pre-contractual process with the company datasysthere will be no international oversight of the election software in the country. “There was no time for them to provide all the documentation that was claimed. They […]
Controversy grows over the international company that will control the elections
On Monday afternoon and after EL HERALDO consulted about hiring the company that will oversee the election software, CNE reported that six days after elections No company has been selected or contracted. The chairman of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Cesar Abreo Mendezconfirmed that to date, “no international audit has been selected or contracted for […]
The National Electoral Council calls for more inclusion in campaigns
This Friday, Colombia’s National Electoral Council reminded the management of presidential campaigns to consider the rules for inclusion in their public events and election propaganda. He also urged the media to ensure the representativeness of the hearing-impaired population when disseminating political content. “Candidates campaigning in the public square, the media broadcasting election content and campaign […]
John Milton Rodriguez remains presidential candidate
The presidential candidate John Milton Rodriguez announced this Friday that the CNE He denied a paper asking to revoke the registration of his pursuit of the throne of Bolívar. The decision was made by full house of the CNEwho voted negatively to the magistrate’s request Luis Guillermo Perez He requested that the registration of the […]
President Duque recommends recounting votes for Senate
Before the meeting of the National Electoral Guarantee Commission, which was convened for this Tuesday, the president Ivan Duke advised this Monday to the National Electoral Council, CNE, a recount of the votes of the elections to Senate on March 13. “face on” Election Guarantees Commission that will take place tomorrow and in order to […]