Anger is running high in me Party for Democracy (PPD). Report issued by Electoral Service (Servel) addressed this Saturday Electoral Court of (TER) AntofagastaSenator-led community put on alert jaime quintana. The 44-page document lays out the reasons for rejecting the candidacy of the region’s current governor, Ricardo Diazwho hopes to compete through quota ppd representing the ruling parties.
On August 8, the electoral body decided to reject his candidacy because the corresponding oath declaration had not been signed. In addition, the affidavit accompanying the registration did not indicate “compliance with the constitutional and legal requirements for being a candidate and/or not being affected by a disability”.
Diaz did not upload the “second page” of the sworn statement, as stated in the document“The document which contains the mandatory citations stating the requirements and disqualifications for the position of regional governor was omitted by him.”
On August 14, ppd filed a claim against the resolution issued by Servel. The lawyers representing the group were Jose Torogeneral secretary of the store. However, Given the complexity of the situation, the community decided to seek reinforcements: The document mentioned that the case will be represented by a lawyer and former commissioner Gabriel Osorio (PS)
12/28/2023 Gabriel Osorio, lawyer Photo: Mario Téllez / La Tercera
Thief Osorio above reason, in The PPD fears that Díaz will eventually be kicked off the ballot. In fact, voices from the community believe that this is a possible scenario. Something that would be a disaster, since Institutionally he is the candidate not only of that party, but also of the PS, the PC, the Frente Amplio, Christian Democracy.Among others.
The party’s concern responds to the fact that, through the report published this Saturday, Servel argued that the appeal “did not have sufficient discharge power to replace, substitute, or approve the sworn statement required by law.”Especially when it has been the legal system itself that has specifically sanctioned the nullity of a declaration of candidacy due to failure to sign said document.
The situation became even more complicated on Monday night, when the Regional Electoral Court (TER) confirmed Servel’s decision and rejected the PPD’s claim. Something that, in any case, the community saw coming. The only chance they have left is to get the candidacy validated by the Electoral Qualifications Tribunal (Tricel).
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Osorio, who is an expert in electoral law, assures that he will not refer the case until “the claim before Tricel, which is hearing the case through appeal, is resolved. It is Tricel that ultimately resolves these disputes.”
The former commissioner has had another victory in electoral justice since representing the mayor Macarena Ripamonti (FA), Servel managed to get the TER of Valparaíso to reverse the proposal and accept his candidacy in Viña del Mar, a precedent viewed favorably by the PPD.
Diaz “We are calm, because when you are a candidate you want to win and lose. But nobody ever expects to lose for the lack of a piece of paper (…),” he told the media. We feel that our arguments are fundamental: I do not have any disability that would prevent me from becoming a candidate.. We prepared the document properly at the notary, there’s the notary’s signature, there’s my signature. For that reason, We hope that, through the relevant authorities (…), we will be allowed to apply,
And he added: “If we are not allowed to run, it would be a grave injustice to democracy because many people are waiting for our representation.,
Former Ministers marcela hernando (Radical Party), who is also a candidate for Governor of Antofagasta, Diaz is wary of what could happen“The problems we will face in the region require that all voices be present in the campaign, and in particular that of President Gabriel Boric’s candidate, the current governor,” he told the media. Time,
Among those supporting Hernando, They affirm that it would be a tragedy for them if Diaz ultimately could not make it to the vote. And the hallmark of her campaign has been to distance herself from the Boric government – which she was part of until last year – to position herself as a centrist candidate. She herself said in an interview, not going any further than that thirdDue to the role played by some ministers and the president during the electoral negotiations, La Moneda was accused of interference.
