Venezuelan opposition leader urges voters to remain in polling stations for vote count

by times news cr

2024-07-30 09:40:02

Maria Corina Machadoopposition leader of Venezuela, This afternoon he called on voters to remain in the polling stations voting while the counting of votes for the presidential elections is taking place. After the closing of the polling stations, Machado He stressed the importance of verifying each vote “paper by paper.”

Machado He sent a message through X, urging the table witnesses to make sure they kept the minutes of voting, He stressed that the minutes are essential to have tangible proof of the votes and to guarantee the transparency of the process.

“To all witnesses: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE THE RECORD. The record is the evidence, make sure you have it and follow the Command protocol,” he wrote.

Las polling stations They began to close at 6:00 p.m., as long as there was no voters in the ranks.

However, the time when the National Electoral Council (CNE) will announce the official results.

This call of Machado coincides with the projections of Edison Researchwhich suggest a landslide victory for the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia about the current president Nicolás Maduro. According to the exit poll of EdisonResearch, González would obtain 65% of the votes, while Maduro would receive 31%, and the other candidates would not exceed 1%.

In this context, the vice president of USA and virtual Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, expressed his support for the Venezuelan people, highlighting the need to respect the popular will and underlining the commitment of USA with a more democratic, prosperous and secure future for Venezuela.


2024-07-30 09:40:02

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