Fabrication of fake Unique National Identification Numbers (NINU), duplicates, mismatches in personal data... All means seem to be fair game for certain political organizations seeking to register their 30,000 members on the Electoral Council’s digital platform. Since the launch of the process on August 20 through Monday, September 14, 16,837,085 members have been rejected for the reasons mentioned above...

It is not easy for most approved political organizations to gather the 30,000 members required in order to be authorized to nominate candidates for the upcoming elections. Of the 105 political structures registered with the CEP, only 25 had managed to meet this requirement as of Monday, September 14. Some political structures do not hesitate to resort to fraud in order to reach the 30,000-member threshold.