Senators request more security ahead of the October 29 elections

On October 29, a new electoral contest will be held in which Colombians will be able to choose their new governors, mayors, councilors, councilors and deputies. However, As a result of the electoral violence that has been occurring in the country, the Senate Human Rights Commission said it would be following up on the issue. In that sense, several congressmen have spoken regarding this.

In various regions of the country, different violent events have been taking place, resulting in the loss of some candidates’ lives and others suffering from different types of violence. An example of this is the candidate for Mayor of Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Liss Burgos, who reported a few days ago on her social networks that armed men had entered her parents’ house to rob her, she said that these people demanded her resignation. to the electoral contest.

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As well as candidate Liss Burgos, this situation happened to him, likewise, similar cases have occurred as the electoral contests progress. It is because of this that senators of the Republic in the few remaining days of the campaign spoke through the Senate Newscast asking the national government to make an extra effort in the “Democracy Plan” for the 2023 elections.

It must be remembered that the “Democracy Plan” It is a strategy launched by the armed forces with the purpose of providing security during the 2023 elections. According to this, it seeks to implement 1,336 prevention actions for all candidates for mayor, governorship and municipal councils.

In that sense, The Ombudsman, Carlos Camargo, said that illegal armed groups have gained ground and territorial control, and these populations are demanding a State presence in their territories. “We are aware that the illegal armed groups are winning the battle, they have gained ground from us, they have gained territorial control over the populations. And the latter are demanding an urgent presence of the State.

It is for this reason that the senator of the Democratic Center Party, Miguel Uribe Turbay, in the Senate News said that it was necessary to guarantee security, since he assured that if it was lacking it would not be possible to carry out the elections that are soon to come. “Without security there is no democracy and without security it is impossible to hold elections,” said the congressman.

In that same line, Senator Ariel Ávila came out to ask that the efforts of the “Democracy Plan” be redoubled, since in this way the safety of the people, the candidates and the latter’s campaigns could be guaranteed. “What needs to be done is that, in these 20 days, we must redouble the effort of the democracy plan, to guarantee the safety of the candidates, at the close of the campaign and the candidates’ teams.”

Paola Holguinsenator of the Democratic Center, called on the Government to make the elections transparent and that citizen participation not be affected by the events that are happening in the country regarding security issues.

“In the case of Antioquia they did not allow us to present candidates for the Democratic Center Party“The call to the national government is to guarantee that the elections are transparent, safe and that democratic participation can truly take place with security for the candidates and citizens,” he expressed.

It is important to highlight that taking into account data from the Ombudsman’s Office, the National Registry, the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), The areas of the country that have a greater risk of acts of electoral violence occurring are: Arauca, Norte de Santander, Cauca, Antioquia, Nariño, Chocó and Caquetá.