Ubuyobozi bwa Donald Trump bwafashe icyemezo cyo kurega leta ya Alaska, busaba urukiko kubuza kwemeza ibyavuye mu matora ya Sena ashobora gutakazamo umusenateri w’aba-Republican, Dan Sullivan, kubera impungenge z’uko undi mukandida bahuje amazina ashobora kuyobya abatora.
Minisiteri y’Ubutabera ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika yatanze ikirego mu rukiko rwa leta ya Alaska ku wa 22 Ukwakira 2026, isaba ko hatakwemezwa ibyavuye mu matora y’umusenateri niba Dan Sullivan, uhagarariye aba-Republican, atsinzwe n’umukandida w’aba-Democrates, Mary Peltola.
Iki kirego cyatanzwe mbere y’amatora ateganyijwe ku wa 3 Ugushyingo 2026, mu gihe ishyaka rya Republican rihanganye n’aba-Democrates mu matora ashobora kugira uruhare rukomeye mu kugena ishyaka rizagira ubwiganze muri Sena ya Amerika.
Intandaro y’iki kibazo ni uko ku rutonde rw’abakandida harimo abantu babiri bahuje amazina y’ibanze n’iry’umuryango: umusenateri Dan S. Sullivan uri ku ruhande rw’aba-Republican, na Daniel J. Sullivan, utuye mu gace ka Petersburg muri Alaska.
Undi Sullivan ni umwarimu uri mu kiruhuko cy’izabukuru, wiyamamaje nk’umukandida wigenga. Ubuyobozi bwa Republican bwagaragaje impungenge ko guhuza amazina y’aba bakandida bishobora gutuma bamwe mu batora bashaka gutora umusenateri uriho ubu bahitamo undi batabigambiriye.
Minisiteri y’Ubutabera ivuga ko kuba Daniel J. Sullivan ari ku rutonde bishobora kuyobya abatora, bikagira ingaruka ku majwi ya Dan S. Sullivan, bityo bikaba byahindura uko amatora arangira.
Icyakora, Daniel J. Sullivan yari yemerewe kwiyamamaza nyuma y’uko urukiko rw’ikirenga rwa Alaska rushimangiye icyemezo cy’urukiko rwari rwabanje, rutegeka ko izina rye riguma ku rutonde rw’abakandida.
Perezida Donald Trump yatangaje ko ari we wasabye Minisiteri y’Ubutabera gutanga iki kirego. Yavuze ko kuba hari abakandida babiri bahuje amazina bishobora guteza urujijo mu batora, anenga Daniel J. Sullivan, amwita umukandida utari uwo kwizerwa.
Ubuyobozi bwa Trump busaba urukiko kubuza inzego za Alaska kwemeza ibyavuye mu matora mu gihe Dan S. Sullivan yaba atsinzwe, ariko hakaba impamvu zigaragaza ko amajwi yahawe Daniel J. Sullivan ashobora kuba yaragombye guhabwa umusenateri uriho ubu.
Minisiteri y’Ubutabera ishingira ku itegeko rigenga iyandikwa ry’abatora, National Voter Registration Act, ivuga ko leta zifite inshingano zo kurinda ubusugire bw’amatora ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika.
Icyakora, kuba ikirego cyaratanzwe ntibivuze ko urukiko rwamaze kwemeza ko ibyavuye mu matora bizahagarikwa. Icyemezo cya nyuma kizaterwa n’uko urukiko ruzasuzuma impamvu zatanzwe n’impande zombi.
Mary Peltola, umukandida w’aba-Democrates uhanganye na Dan Sullivan, yamaganye iki gikorwa, avuga ko ari uburyo bwo gushyira igitutu ku matora no kubangamira ubushake bw’abaturage.
Abamushyigikiye bagaragaje impungenge ko ikirego gishobora gukoreshwa mu kuburizamo ibyavuye mu matora mu gihe umusenateri uriho ubu yaba atsinzwe.
Ku rundi ruhande, Minisiteri y’Ubutabera ivuga ko igamije kurinda ubusugire bw’amatora no gukumira ingaruka zishobora guterwa no kuyobya abatora.
Iki kibazo cyakuruye impaka ku bubasha bwa leta nkuru mu micungire y’amatora, kuko Itegeko Nshinga rya Amerika riha leta zigize icyo gihugu uruhare rukomeye mu gutegura no kuyobora amatora.
Bamwe mu bahanga mu mategeko y’amatora bashidikanyije ku shingiro ry’iki kirego, cyane cyane ku kuba Minisiteri y’Ubutabera yakoresha itegeko ryavuzwe mu kurega kugira ngo ihagarike kwemeza ibyavuye mu matora ya Sena.
Derek Muller, wigisha amategeko muri Kaminuza ya Notre Dame, yavuze ko iri tegeko rishobora kuba ridaha Minisiteri y’Ubutabera ububasha bwo kubuza kwemeza ibyavuye mu matora nk’uko ibivuga.
Icyakora, urukiko ni rwo ruzagena niba ibitekerezo bya leta nkuru bifite ishingiro mu mategeko n’uko ikibazo kigomba gukemurwa.
Amatora ya Alaska ateganyijwe ku wa 3 Ugushyingo 2026, kandi akoresha uburyo bwo gutoranya abakandida hakurikijwe uko abatora babashyira ku rutonde rw’abo bashyigikiye. Ubu buryo bushobora gutuma kubara amajwi no kumenya uwatsinze bisaba ibyiciro birenze kimwe.
Mu gihe amatora yegereje, ikirego cya leta nkuru cyatumye ihangana rya Dan Sullivan na Mary Peltola riba ikibazo gikomeye kitareba abakandida gusa, ahubwo kinareba ububasha bw’inzego za leta mu micungire y’amatora n’uburyo ubushake bw’abatora bugomba kubahirizwa.
