Senator Ever Villalba once again questioned the transparency of the internal elections of the Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA), denouncing what he described as an alleged irregular loading of votes during the vote-counting process. According to the lawmaker, around 100,000 votes were allegedly improperly incorporated, primarily at polling stations with lower levels of oversight and control.
At a press conference, Villalba claimed that this situation directly benefited Alcides Riveros, the current elected president of the PLRA, and insisted on the need to review the entire process in order to clarify what occurred during the loading of results. The lawmaker also raised doubts about the turnout figures released after the internal elections, arguing that the official numbers do not match what was observed on voting day.
For the senator, the data presented by party authorities must undergo an exhaustive review in order to dispel any suspicion and provide guarantees to the party leadership and liberal grassroots members. His remarks add to the ongoing controversy surrounding the results of the PLRA's internal elections, a process that continues to raise questions from sectors claiming that anomalies occurred both in the vote count and in the loading of votes.