Magistrate Guillermo Wellman believes the final scrutiny could end between Monday and Tuesday. The first days of the trial were marked by an atmosphere of tension and incidents with government officials.
Normally. This is how the counting of votes progresses on the third day of scrutiny after the agreement issued by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), as reported this Sunday by Magistrate Guillermo Wellman, who updated data on the progress of the processing of election records.
“As of 1:25 a.m., I had reported 95.36% for the Legislature; 45.08% for Parlacen and 21.24% for city councils,” Wellman told The Daily.
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“If the tables keep working the way they’ve worked so far, I think by night we’re going to be almost done,” he said. He also spoke about what has delayed the process.
“What has delayed us the most is the count of the Assembly, the municipal councils were quick,” he added.
The table of #EscrutinioFinal number 2 ended the verification of the vote by deputations in the Legislative Assembly. pic.twitter.com/P7SiLOYJnY
– TSE El Salvador (@TSEElSalvador) March 7, 2021
The magistrate considered that the final scrutiny, including the acts of Parlacen and municipal councils, would be completed between Monday or Tuesday morning this coming week.
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#EscrutinioFinal | Until 01:25 of this 7 of March the following advance was reported:
🔹 Legislative Assembly: 8,059 acts processed (95.36%).
🔹 Parlacen: 3,810 acts processed (45.08%).
🔹 Municipal councils: 1,795 acts processed (21.24%). pic.twitter.com/eutSNwFinK
– TSE El Salvador (@TSEElSalvador) March 7, 2021
This comes after last Thursday, March 4, the TSE decided to reset the final count of votes, due to some inconsistencies in the computer system that were already overcome reported the authorities of the body. electoral.
The progress of the final scrutiny continues despite the criticism received as a result of dand the reform of the Final Scrutiny Instruction which was approved last Thursday, even authorizing each party to have a representative with a voice and vote at the 49 tables set up, as well as handing out 49 credentials of owners and 25 credentials of alternates to political institutes.
Tensions in the hotel in the capital where the final scrutiny is being carried out also increased last Thursday, when the head of the General Directorate of Migration and Aliens, Ricardo Cucalón, appeared to have been the object of a physical assault. a push, so he was thrown to the floor in broad daylight at one of the tables the Court has installed. The fact was recorded in videos circulating on social media.