The President of the National Electoral Council, Marco Emilio Hincapie, says that Colombia’s electoral system is falling apart, is too slow in counting votes and is no longer reliable, reports Caracol Radio.
“The system has sprung a leak, the system is unreliable, there are different instances of the manipulation of electoral information, the poor management of information, there is excessive manipulation of documents,” Hincapie said, citing his concerns over Colombia’s congressional elections on March 14.
Hincapie urged that the Colombian government to implement an electronic voting system. He said he had proposed the idea to the government but had received no reply.
Bogota-based NGO Electoral Observation Mission alleged that votes were bought in Colombia’s March 14 election, and authorities suspect fraudulent activity in the ballot count.
Colombia will hold presidential elections on May 30.