Closure of the deadline for the submission of candidacies for Representatives of the Public
Please note that the deadline for the submission of candidacies closed on Monday, 10 August 2026, at 23:59 Santiago de Chile time.
We received more than 100 candidacies from different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Thank you very much to everyone who submitted their nominations!
In accordance with Article 8 of the Rules of Procedure for the elections, the Secretariat will receive candidacies and review them to ensure that they comply with the requirements.
If the Secretariat detects incompatibilities, omissions or inaccuracies in the nomination, the candidate is allowed to clarify the situation or complete the nomination within a period of 5 days.
Once the review has been completed, the Secretariat will notify the candidates whose candidatures have been accepted and announce them through the Regional Public Mechanism.
Please also note that the deadline for registering on the Regional Public Mechanism’s platform to vote in the elections for public representatives under the Escazú Agreement (2026–2030) closed on Friday 31 July 2026 at 23:59 Santiago de Chile time.
Many thanks to everyone who registered to vote!
Please note that this is required for candidates according to Article 7 of the Rules of Procedure:
a) Be a national or resident of a country of Latin America and the Caribbean of Annex I of the Agreement, proving such status by means of a copy of the passport, identity card, residence permit or other authoritative means.
b) Be registered in the Regional Public Mechanism, as certified by the Secretariat, by the closing date of the electoral register.
c) Not be employed or have been employed in any branch of a State, whether national or subnational, in the 12 months before the election. Candidates must provide an affidavit to this effect (Annex 2).
For more information, visit: https://www.cepal.org/en/notes/call-elections-and-submission-candidacies-representatives-public-escazu-agreement