Damian Zepeda launched a petition today, Thursday, August 8, to the National Action Party (PAN) on the occasion of the election of its leadership.
This follows the Commission tasked with carrying out the internal election process defining the guidelines for candidates. The legislator requested that the Commission reconsider this situation.
It is worth noting that Senator Damian Zepeda himself had announced his candidacy, but stated that the election of the PAN leadership represents an opportunity for the political institution and its supporters.
Damian Zepeda launches petition to the PAN for the process of electing its leadership
After the PAN’s internal election organizing committee defined the participation requirements, Damián Zepeda made a request in this regard.
According to the established rules, only PAN members will be able to participate in the process of replacing the party’s presidency.
This differs from the possibility that Zepeda himself and other PAN members had proposed, which would have opened the leadership race to society in general.
For this reason, the senator urged the Commission to reflect on this situation, arguing that this window is an opportunity for the party to be open to citizenship.
Otherwise, Damian Zepeda warned that a mistake would be made, as it would be a close election.
That is to say, it would be limiting the possibility for PAN supporters to become involved in the future of the political institution.
“My request is that they reconsider. That they look at society, that they understand that you cannot pretend, that you cannot say that you want to open the party and then close it. It is a mistake to want to make a decision internally, closed, with a controlled registry.”
Damian Zepeda
Damian Zepeda (Maria Jose Martinez / Cuartoscuro)
New PAN leader to be elected at the polls; this will be the date
The Commission tasked with carrying out the elections for the PAN leadership confirmed today that the process will take place at the polls.
That is, it will be a choice open to all panistas so that they can participate in the election of their new party president.
According to the members of the Commission, it is estimated that there are around 270 thousand militants who will participate in the internal elections to choose Marko Cortés’ replacement.
In this regard, it was scheduled for the next Sunday, November 10, 2024 the election process, as well as defining the manner in which the winner will be chosen.
This is because the statutes of the PAN establish that the winning slate has to obtain an absolute majority of votes representing 37%.
In addition, the winners must end up with a minimum difference of five points percentages with respect to those in second place.
PAN (Yazmin Betancurt/SDPnoticias.com)