The Honor Colorado (HC) movement issued a statement this Monday rejecting the possibility of suspending the electoral schedule for the Colorado Party's internal elections, scheduled for June 7, 2026. The statement comes after sectors of the Colorado dissidence requested the Party Electoral Tribunal (TEP) to audit the voting machines and halt the process.
In the document, HC argues that the deadlines and terms of the electoral process are “peremptory and non-extendable,” and that it is up to each political sector to ensure compliance with the calendar established by the TEP and the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE). The movement states it will not support a possible postponement of the internal elections, arguing that a suspension less than three weeks before the elections could jeopardize the holding of party rallies. “The Colorado Party cannot allow such a situation due to the irresponsibility of some sectors,” says an excerpt from the statement.
However, HC indicated it will follow any decision by the TEP and the TSJE regarding a new audit of the voting machines, although it considers that the request was made outside the appropriate procedural phase. The movement recalled that the system was already used in the 2021 municipal and internal party elections, in the 2022 internal elections, and in the 2023 general elections, and that several leaders who now question the mechanism reached their positions through these same processes.
Deputy Rodrigo Gamarra also defended the transparency of the Paraguayan electoral system. In statements, he said that Paraguay has “one of the most solid democracies and one of the most transparent, verifiable, and auditable electoral systems in the region and the world,” based on his experience as an international observer. Gamarra rejected theories about alleged computer manipulations, saying that “there is no magic machine” capable of altering results. He explained that the system primarily functions as a vote printing mechanism, which is physically verified during the count, ballot by ballot, in the presence of proxies, observers, polling station members, candidates, and citizens.
The parliamentarian also criticized hacker theories, classifying them as “Hollywood movies” and stated that trying to destroy trust in democracy with suspicions without real evidence is “highly irresponsible.” He highlighted that in the last 30 years there has been no serious and proven complaint of electoral fraud in Paraguay.
On the side of the Electoral Justice, sources say that audits have already been carried out according to procedures, but there is no objection to new verification requests. The Electoral Justice also warned about what it considers a campaign to discredit the voting machines and questioned the confrontational tone installed in the electoral process.