Guarumo's alert: ‘If time doesn’t allow, there will be no presidential surveys for the second round’
Víctor Muñoz, technology expert. Credit: Courtesy Photographer: Photo: Courtesy
TL;DR
- The legal scrutiny of survey firms GAD3 and Atlas Intel, along with new CNE regulations, could lead to a lack of voting preference information in Colombia's presidential elections.
- The law, implemented without consultation with survey firms, imposes complex requirements that are difficult to meet, raising concerns about the future of data collection.
- There's a worry that if current legal pressures continue, the country could be left with only a few survey firms, or potentially none, impacting informed decision-making.
- Experts suggest the law needs amendment or that the Constitutional Court should review it, as it doesn't account for technological advancements in data collection.
- A democracy without access to information is considered to be at risk, and the current situation is seen as detrimental to informed citizen participation.