The Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) has called for this Monday (19), at 6:30 PM, an expanded meeting of the Political Committee at the party headquarters. The meeting takes place amid growing internal tension following allegations of supposed irregularities in the electoral process preceding the internal elections scheduled for June 7, 2026.
According to the published agenda, the first point to be discussed will be precisely the “electoral process for the internal elections of June 7, 2026.” Criticism focuses on the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE) and the technical control scheme of the voting machines rented for the election.
The day before, during a press conference at the Senate, leaders of internal movements within the PLRA, led by Senator Ever Villalba, warned of “serious vulnerabilities” in the electoral system. They claim that proxies and technicians from dissident sectors were excluded from key stages of the audit and preparation of electronic voting machines. “The process did not meet the technical requirements for a transparent audit,” Villalba stated, adding that there are “all possibilities of fraud” given the lack of independent controls.
The complaints indicate that only representatives linked to the party establishment participated in the verifications, while the internal opposition was left out. They also question that the data loading and preparation of electoral kits were not supervised by all movements, which, according to them, compromises the credibility of the election.
Villalba confirmed that several internal movements decided to coordinate a parallel oversight scheme to monitor the results. “Anything can happen, so we need guarantees,” he said. The senator also announced the implementation of a own system for the Transmission of Preliminary Electoral Results (TREP) to contrast official data. “We will have our own TREP,” he said.
The legislator also harshly criticized the TSJE for what he classified as “corporate defense” of the voting machines rented from the Comitia-MSA Consortium and questioned the lack of plural representation in the electoral body.
Among the main demands to be brought to the Liberal Directory and the Independent Electoral Tribunal (TEI) are the opening of the so-called “envelope 4” and the conduct of a comprehensive audit of the electronic voting machines. The dissident sectors maintain that transparency guarantees are essential to avoid future challenges and preserve the legitimacy of the party internal elections.
Meanwhile, the TSJE reported that it is conducting judicial audits of the materials and the voting machine system, and that the electoral roll for the internal elections is already available for consultation by party members, who can check their polling place through the PLRA system.