Judge Guillermo Wellman believes the last check could end between Monday or Tuesday. The first days of the trial were characterized by an atmosphere of tension and incidents with government officials.
Normally. This is how the number of votes is progressing on the third day of the review following the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) agreement, as reported this Sunday by Magistrate Guillermo Wellman, who updated the data on the progress of processing the election records .
“By 1:25 pm I had reported 95.36% to the Legislative Assembly; 45.08% for Parlacen and 21.24% for municipal councils, ”Wellman explains to El Diario de Hoy.
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“If the tables continue to work the way they have worked so far, I think we’ll be nearly ready by night,” he said. In addition, he spoke about what has delayed the process.
“What has slowed us down the most is the Assembly Earl, the City Councils will be quick,” he added.
The table of #Final research Number 2 completed the verification of the vote for alternates to the Legislative Assembly. pic.twitter.com/P7SiLOYJnY
– TSE El Salvador (@TSEElSalvador) March 7, 2021
The magistrate ruled that the latest investigation, including the minutes of Parlacen and city councils, would be completed next Monday or Tuesday morning.
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#Final research Until 01.25 of March 7, the following advance is reported:
🔹 Legislative Assembly: 8,059 minutes processed (95.36%).
🔹 Parlacen: 3,810 records processed (45.08%).
🔹 Municipal councils: 1,795 processed files (21.24%). pic.twitter.com/eutSNwFinK
– TSE El Salvador (@TSEElSalvador) March 7, 2021
This happens after the TSE decided to reset the final vote count again last Thursday, March 4, due to some inconsistencies in the computer system that had already been corrected, the authorities of the electoral body reported.
The progress of the final audit continues despite the criticism received as a result of thee reform of final control instructions which was approved last Thursday, authorizing each party to have a voice and voice representative in the 49 installed tables, and to provide 49 owner credentials and 25 alternate credentials to the political institutions.
Tensions in the main hotel where the final check takes place also increased last Thursday, when the head of the Directorate General for Migration and Immigration, Ricardo Cucalón, appeared to be the subject of a physical assault, a shove, which he threw at. herself on the floor in the middle of the day at one of the tables installed by the court. The fact was recorded in videos circulating on social networks.