The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies approved on Wednesday a proposal to modify the Electoral Code that would allow the primary elections to be moved on December 18, which coincide with the final of the World Cup in Qatar.
The deputies endorsed a project presented “on tables” (for immediate consideration) that would allow the High Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE) to call elections on a Saturday and not just on Sundays.
If it obtained the endorsement of the senators and the presidential sanction, the initiative would open the door for the internal elections of the parties to be held on December 17.
Deputy Sebastian Villarejo, of the opposition Patria Querida Party (PPQ), explained during a session of the Lower House that the initiative aims to amend article 154 of Law 834 of 1996, which establishes the Paraguayan Electoral Code.
Villarrejo argued that, in “pursuit of citizen participation”, elections should be allowed not to be called “obligatorily” on a Sunday but also on a day on a Saturday, “which must be declared a holiday.”
The initiative, which was presented with the signature of representatives of all the benches, received support during the session of the liberal deputies Sergio Rojas and Celso Kennedy.
In his speech, Rojas argued that it is “very difficult” to mobilize people “on such a special day” as is the World Cup final.
“Our country is eminently football and it would be important for the elections to have the necessary legitimacy with a high turnout,” he added.
For his part, Kennedy asked the Presidency of Deputies that the bill be communicated “promptly” to the Senate, so that it can become law before the TSJE publishes resolutions for the 2023 elections.
According to the timetable set out in a resolution published by the TSJE on its website, parties, political movements and electoral talks will elect their candidates on 18 December for the elections in April 2023.
(With information from EFE)
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