Representatives of different political parties questioned at the monthly meeting with the magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), for not expediting the cancellations of the political organizations that obtained few votes in the last electoral process; stating that the law is clear and that the imminent cancellation for groups proceeds.
The current electoral law and political parties (LEPP), establishes that if a party does not obtain five percent of votes in the presidential election, or does not win at least a seat for the Congress of the Republic, it will proceed to be canceled.
Despite the legal system, according to representatives of political parties, to date there are five organizations that resist being canceled, without the TSE complying with what the law says.
“We managed to realize that in the official website of the TSE matches such as Podemos, FCN-Nación, Power, Guatemalan Popular Party and the PAN continue to appear; even through social networks we learn that some of these parties have summoned assemblies,” said Luis Miranda, representative of the we, the electoral authorities.
“I do not see what the dilemma can be or what occupies so much time, I do not understand. Here it is taxative, it did not have 5 percent of the votes, nor a seat; then, this should be at the priority points,” added Emerson García, representative of the all party.
The discussion opened because the Pan party, despite not competing with the presidency in 2023 and not winning a seat in Congress, summoned an upcoming assembly. What at the discretion of the political parties represented at the meeting is contrary to the law, because it should be canceled.
“This is not convenience, the law is the law. Then let’s tell the Semilla Party to make its assemblies and revive, because they are equally and have the same right,” said Sandra Torres, general secretary of the National Unit of Hope (UNE).
Another political party with legal problems, which was even invited to the TSE meeting was citizen prosperity. Organization that did not run in any candidacy in the 2023 elections but that by resolutions of Salas, to date, follows as an active political party.
Legally, the parties that did not reach the minimums marked by the LEPP were canceled by the Registry of Citizens; However, some appealed to the TSE and these legal resources have not been known in the Plenary, partly because of the arrears caused by the criminal process against four magistrates.
No dates
The TSE magistrates assured that they analyze the files, however, they were not able to establish how long they will take to resolve the appeals and possible cancellations.
“I do not want them to take the expectation that there is a resistance to knowing the cases, we are aware that we have to fulfill our functions,” said magistrate Marco Antonio Cornejo.
For his part, Blanca Alfaro, TSE funny president, said they are already analyzing file packages to submit them to discussion, but recalled that they also receive disagreements of municipalities and committees for the formation of political parties and delay work.
Alfaro clarified that they cannot prohibit, for example, to the PAN to convene and hold their assemblies, because as there are pending resources, they remain in force.
“While a political organization does not have a definitive resolution, how the registration of citizens will prohibit an inherent right to any political organization,” said Alfaro.