2024-08-02 07:32:36
The re-election of Nicolas Maduro as president of Venezuela is not guaranteed. Like Venezuelan voters, a large part of the international community is demanding to see the “actions”. which allowed the electoral authorities to announce, on the night of July 28 to 29, the victory of the outgoing President (51.2% of the votes) over his main opponent, Edmundo Gonzalez (44.2%). actions”, these are the reports issued when polling stations close, based on the results issued by the voting machine.
Nicolas Maduro lines up live television. He gets angry and vituperates, denounces him “criminal genius” of opposition and interference from abroad. Outside, it represses. But it doesn’t show actions. On Thursday, August 1, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, in turn, asked the Venezuelan authorities to “Produce the details of the response office by office as quickly as possible”. Governed by the left, the three have until then maintained good relations with Caracas. Washington went ahead. “It is clear that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received the largest number of votes in the July 28 presidential election.”, said, in a press release, the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. He evokes the “Strong Evidence” provided by objection.
Venezuela however prides itself on having the “The best voting system in the world” ; The proposal comes from the former president of the United States and the founder of the Carter Center, Jimmy Carter, who, in 2012, praised the technical merits of the computerized electoral system completely. “Voting machines and data transfer systems are very reliable”observers in Caracas all agreed.
“Double vote fraud”
The voter votes on the screen, the machine records their choice and produces a paper ballot which the latter places in a ballot box. When the polling stations are completed, the machines transmit the data to the “common room” of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas. And they launched a book – “chorizo” in election jargon – with the published results. Once the members of the office sign, the document becomes “minutes”, and the witnesses from the political parties receive a copy.
Half of the ballot boxes will be opened and the paper ballots will be counted to confirm that the result is consistent with that of the electronic ballot. “The double fraud of voting, electronic and paper, is what makes the system unsustainable”explained Griselda Colina, specialist in electoral affairs.
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