2011 Bolivian judicial election

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The first Bolivian judicial election was held on 16 October 2011.

MAS majority in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly delayed it.[why?][3] The vote will be the first time that a Latin American country directly elects its highest judicial officials.[4]

Background

The governing

which?] urged voters to either abstain or leave the ballots blank on the grounds that the election could "erode the independence of the judiciary" and strengthen President Evo Morales as 114 of the candidates were chosen by a Congress dominated by MAS. Previously judges had been directly elected by the Congress.[5]

Candidates

Proposed Supreme Court magistrates must be approved as qualified by a two-thirds vote of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Candidates are forbidden from campaigning and from affiliating with political parties.[6]

Election

Over 5,000,000 people registered to vote.[7]

2011 Bolivian protests.[9]

Plurinational Constitutional Court

The elected members of the

Plurinational Constitutional Court are (in order of total votes received): Gualberto Cusi, Efren Choque, Ligia Velásquez, Mirta Camacho, Ruddy José Flores, Neldy Andrade, Soraida Chávez. The elected alternate members are: Macario Lahor Cortez, Milton Mendoza, Juan Valencia, Blanca Alarcón, Carmen Sandoval, Edith Oroz Carrasco, and Zenón Bacarreza.[10]

Supreme Court of Justice

The Supreme Court of Justice is made up of nine members and nine alternates, representing the nine departments of Bolivia. The elected members are: Maritza Suntura (La Paz), Jorge Isaac Von Borries Méndez (Santa Cruz), Rómulo Calle Mamani (Oruro), Pastor Segundo Mamani Villca (Potosí), Antonio Guido Campero Segovia (Tarija), Gonzalo Miguel Hurtado Zamorano (Beni); Fidel Marcos Tordoya Rivas (Cochabamba), Rita Susana Nava Durán (Chuquisaca), and Norka Natalia Mercado Guzmán (Pando).[11]

The elected alternates are: William Alave (La Paz), María Arminda Ríos García (Santa Cruz), Ana Adela Quispe Cuba (Oruro), Elisa Sánchez Mamani (Potosí), Carmen Núñez Villegas (Tarija), Silvana Rojas Panoso (Beni); María Lourdes Bustamante (Cochabamba), Javier Medardo Serrano Llanos (Chuquisaca), and Delfín Humberto Betancour Chinchilla (Pando).[11]

Agro-Environmental Court

The elected members of the Agro-environmental Court [es] are (in order of total votes received): Bernardo Huarachi, Deysi Villagómez, Gabriela Armijo Paz, Javier Peñafiel, Juan Ricardo Soto, Lucio Fuentes, and Yola Paucara. The elected alternate members are: Isabel Ortuño, Lidia Chipana, Mario Pacosillo, Katia López, Javier Aramayo, Miriam Pacheco, and Rommy Colque.[10]

Judiciary Council

The elected members of the Judiciary Council [es] are (in order of total votes received): Cristina Mamani, Freddy Sanabria, Wilma Mamani, Roger Triveño, and Ernesto Araníbar.[10]

References

  1. ^ "TSE convoca a inédita elección de autoridades judiciales para el 16 de octubre". Los Tiempos. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  2. ^ "Elecciones judiciales serán el 5 diciembre Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine," Los Tiempos, 5 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Ley aplaza elección de autoridades judiciales," La Razón, 12 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Bolivianos elegirán autoridades judiciales en septiembre próximo". Prensa Latina. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera".
  6. ^ "Elecciones Judiciales 2010 : Evo tiene en la mira comicios de autoridades judiciales," La Prensa, 2 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Radio Cadena Agramonte, Cuban radio, news from Camagüey, Cuba and the World".
  8. ^ "Bolivia vote may present Morales with 1st setback - the China Post". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  9. ^ Phillips, Tom (17 October 2011). "Bolivian president facing election blow amid road protests". The Guardian. London.
  10. ^ a b c "Votos nulos y blancos alcanzan 60%". Los Tiempos. 2011-11-11. Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  11. ^ a b "Nace el nuevo Órgano Judicial". Correo del Sur. 2012-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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