The Supreme Electoral Tribunal confirmed the trial of 100% of the minutes. According to the President of the TSE, the results of the preliminary examination were reaffirmed.
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) confirmed that 100% of the registrations were processed and that the data published in the preliminary vote were confirmed where the New Ideas party prevailed as the one that received the most votes in the elections and remains with a majority. qualified in the Salvadoran Congress for the next legislature 2021-2024.
“As the trend is consolidated, the party had the largest vote, the largest deputies and the trends have not changed, the preliminary control has been almost consolidated,” said EST President Dora Esmeralda Martínez.
EST Magistrate Guillermo Wellman said they were already preparing the minutes of the final examination and assured that they would convene a press conference no later than Tuesday, next week, to publicize the consolidated.
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Yesterday, three tables were missing that operated during the morning, from the departments of La Unión, San Salvador and Sonsonate, with which the control was closed and which were introduced in the system, said the magistrates of the Court.
“The law stipulates that in order to close the control, in order to make the minutes, it must be done with a qualified majority, ie with four votes, which would be until next week, we will carry out a national channel process that could be Monday,” he said. he said.
He added that the TSE does not undertake to set a date for the publication of the minutes of the final examination results, as it must be carefully reviewed according to the election data, then published and notified to political parties, so it is allowed to the body to receive appeals for annulment, “if any of the political institutes does not agree with the final vote, the means of appeal are activated in accordance with the electoral code,” he said.
Regarding the use of technological equipment in the upcoming elections, the magistrate stressed that each electoral process has defects, which were resolved in this electoral process and that there are lessons learned in the February 28 elections.
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“Every electoral process has its flaws. We will not say that we did not have incidents, you know how the technological system was questioned and the failures that we had that were accepted in public, but that they were solved by evidence of security codes, evidence of attacks in the day of the election event on February 28, in which we worked together with the technicians of the (national) cryptological center in Spain, so that we would not have cyber attacks “, he explained.
He added that TSEs have made significant progress in implementing technology and that it has been recognized in Latin America in electoral matters, where international observers, who were vigilant in the electoral process, also stressed the importance of modernizing the electoral process. .
“There are many challenges. The system needs maturity in the next elections in 2024, there are many things to do, the vote comes abroad and a system must be designed where there are no delays and that the dream of Salvadoran compatriots in different countries are fulfilled. that I can vote “, said Martínez.
EST magistrate Noel Orellana confirmed that since yesterday he has been working on the minutes and the final examination decree, “I think that, as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, we will give a common position precisely to share with the media (the results) ”He indicated.
He said they did a quick analysis of the results of the final examination and the development of the electoral process, “later we will do a study to consolidate what worked and to improve what may not have worked as we designed.” express.
He added that, as in any process, there are sectors that have noticed that the electoral process and the implementation of election technology have worked, but there will be other voices to the contrary.
“We, as an institution, will consider everything that is good, everything that comes to contribute, in order to consolidate future electoral processes,” the official said.
He also commented that the magistrates read reports issued by international organizations on the development of the electoral process and the preliminary and final examinations, which are positive for TSEs because they recognize the transparency and activity of the organization.
“With great humility, we will probably take them as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, but it is with great joy and gladness that institutions such as the Spanish (National) Cryptological Institute, OAS itself recognize the activity, the transparency with which the Tribunal acted. Supreme Electoral, “he said.
Orellana said the Office of the Prosecutor for the Defense of Human Rights also recognized the transparency of the electoral process by the EST.
He added that there had been criticism of the time it took the Court to publish the results, but acknowledged that hard work had been put on the table to complete the count as soon as possible, “for the first time in the last six elections. One hundred percent from the minutes were examined, ie the will of all Salvadorans who went to the polls was taken into account and respected ”.