The terms pucherazo or electoral fraud sounded with force from the parties of the right in the last municipal elections. The appearance of several scandals in different Spanish municipalities with the vote by mail was used by some formations to sow doubt about the electoral system. The Melilla case was the largest of all those that appeared due to the affected votes and, in view of the controversy, the Central Electoral Board, to avoid buying votes, decided to demand the documentation from the applicants.
Suspicions ceased immediately after the results were known, but for days the conspiracy noise has risen in decibels again. On this occasion, the leader of the PP has supported the thesis that things do not work at the Post Office or, at least, they do not work as quickly as they should. For this reason, he calls on the postmen to “distribute the votes” despite their “bosses” and asks them to “work tomorrow, afternoon and night” to distribute the vote for the votes within the scheduled period, which ends today, although the citizens They have until July 20 to deposit it in any office. If necessary, Alberto Núñez Feijóo agrees to pay them overtime if he arrives at Moncloa.
Those responsible for Correos have already replied that overtime is planned and budgeted. Voting by mail has increased by 134% compared to the 2019 elections and is increasingly used by the mobility of citizens, especially in these elections, when many will be on vacation. It is not convenient to generate mistrust and if necessary, the system is reinforced to solve deficiencies and that voters receive their vote in a timely manner. No need to mess with the postmen.
