politics
diciembre 29, 2025
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Por Juan José García Posada - [email protected]
TL;DR
- A special admissions board for the Electoral Council should be empowered to set stricter conditions for presidential candidates.
- Current constitutional requirements for presidential aspirants are deemed minimal and inadequate.
- A vetting process could prevent unqualified, incompetent, or unethical individuals from appearing on the ballot.
- This reform aims to avoid destructive presidencies and ensure the common good.
- An admissions board composed of individuals with probity and wisdom could qualify or disqualify candidates.
- The article critiques Athenian democracy under Pericles for allowing participation by the incompetent, leading to ochlocracy.