The national government announced a security plan with more than 400,000 members of the public force for the presidential elections on May 31.
Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez presented the deployment of 408,000 officers to protect 13,489 voting stations and the 13 presidential candidates along with their families. The armed forces will cover 43% of the stations and the National Police the remaining 57%.
Sánchez stressed the institutional commitment by stating that “the public force will provide all guarantees and will do what is necessary to protect democracy”. He also warned that “violence in elections distances us from democracy and brings us closer to barbarism”.
A reward of up to 1,000 million pesos is offered for information on attacks. The Transparency Line 157 remains active with rewards of up to 50 million pesos for electoral crimes.
National Police Director General William Rincón noted that 67 high-risk municipalities will be prioritized based on a prevention map drawn from historical records.
