Facilitating that Ecuadorians residing abroad can go to the polls amid sanitary restrictions due to the pandemic, the non-printing of ballots to elect Andean parliamentarians and adjusting the operation of the Computerized System of Scrutiny and Results (SIER) are the activities that the
National Electoral Council (CNE) must resolve in the final stretch of the organization of the electoral day that will take place this Sunday, February 7.
Marked by setbacks, the CNE will face its second electoral process
On March 12, 2020, the Council declared itself in an electoral period, and in the last eleven months of organizing the elections, the work of the five councilors has been marked by internal political, budgetary, and logistical setbacks, to which the pandemic was added.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) sent to the
Constitutional Court (CC) a demand for conflict of powers, regarding its powers to organize the national elections of February 2021, in response to the judgments of
the Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) .
Electoral Council sends demand of conflict of competences to constitutional judges; political groups ask for ‘legal certainty’
It was announced by the president of the Council,
Diana Atamaint during the IV Consultative Council of Political Organizations, convened for this Tuesday, September 22.
“I have sent the query to the Constitutional Court today, where a broad explanation is made (of the reason for the lawsuit). But the process must continue, ”Atamaint noted.
The Social Justice political movement is struggling to participate in the February 7, 2021 elections with Álvaro Noboa as the presidential candidate. But, so far it is not defined whether or not it will appear on the presidential ballot. Like his candidates for the National Assembly and Andean Parliament.
Social Justice Movement: a brief account of its struggle towards an electoral race
This political group was created by Jimmy Salazar, former president of the Guayas Bar Association and now the face that most represents is that of Noboa.
Social Justice, although it has a short political life, has been in the forefront of public opinion due to several events that have marked its little history.
The
Social Justice political movement calls for the removal, fine and loss of political rights of four councilors of
the National Electoral Council (CNE) .
Social Justice denounces four members of the Electoral Council; asks the Electoral Tribunal for his removal
The political group presented on Tuesday, December 15, a complaint against the four members before the
Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) , for not complying with the sentence of December 8, which ordered that the deadlines be enabled for them to carry out their processes of democracy and elect candidates for all dignities.
The director of the movement, Jimmy Salazar, pointed out to the councilors
The Ecuadorian Committee for Human and Trade Union Rights (Cedhus) yesterday accused the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Diana Atamaint, vice president Enrique Pita and members José Cabrera, Esthela Acero and Luis Verdesoto of violating the democratic system for not resolving the situation of the Social Justice movement.
Human Rights Committee accuses members of the CNE of violation of the democratic system due to the situation of Social Justice
“The members of the CNE are flagrantly violating the democratic system in force in Ecuador, where all Ecuadorians have the right to elect and be elected democratically,” says the three-page statement.