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Un análisis forense de los referendos presidenciales en Bolivia de 2008 y 2016

A forensic analysis of Bolivia’s 2008 and 2016 Presidential Referenda

Autores

  • Francisco Cantú Orcid

  • Resumen

    Intencionales o no, las anomalías en los resultados de votación a menudo generan escepticismo e inquietud en las democracias en desarrollo. Este trabajo evalúa la prevalencia de estas irregularidades antes y después de la introducción del sistema de registro biométrico de votantes en Bolivia. En específico, utilizaré diferentes pruebas forenses para identificar inconsistencias en los resultados del referéndum revocatorio de 2008 y el referéndum constitucional sobre los límites de mandato de 2016. El análisis de estos dos referendos permite comparar diferentes patrones en los resultados antes y después de la implementación de esta tecnología. Las pruebas forenses se centran en dos de las preocupaciones planteadas en su momento por observadoras y observadores internacionales y partidos de oposición: (1) incrementos artificiales en el número de votos a favor del partido oficial y (2) aumento irregular del padrón de electores. Los resultados sugieren que el nuevo sistema de registro disminuye las oportunidades de encontrar irregularidades y que, cuando existen, cada una de las irregularidades observadas es el resultado de la capacidad de monitoreo y prevención de la oposición.

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