Venezuela’s National Electoral Council Welcomes National and International Observers
Orinoco Tribune, July 26. 2024 —
The CNE president condemned the smear campaign against the electoral referee spread by some media outlets.
The executive board of the Electoral Power formally welcomed national and international observers who will be accompanying the 2024 presidential elections this Sunday, July 28.
This Friday, July 26, from CNE’s headquarters in Plaza Caracas, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, discussed the importance of international observers for Venezuela and the world during electoral processes.
He said that the Venezuelan Electoral Power represents one of the five state branches defined by the Magna Carta of Venezuela, along with the Executive, Legislative, Judicial, and Moral Powers, the latter made up of the Attorney General of the Republic, the Ombudsman, and the General Comptroller of the Republic who also participate in this process to guarantee transparency, respect for human rights, and the guaranteed will of the people of Venezuela this Sunday, July 28.
Amoroso also said that the Venezuelan National Electoral Council has the best electoral system in the world, stating that each of the electoral authorities has been carrying out an arduous task to transmit to the candidates, to the political organizations part of this process, and to the media the transparency and effectiveness of the Venezuelan electoral system.
He condemned the campaign to discredit the electoral referee spread by mainstream media and foreign governments to hinder this Sunday’s electoral process. Amoroso added that each activity established in the electoral schedule has been developed transparently and with the participation of all political organizations and international observers.
Amoroso reported that the Electoral Power sent an invitation to all candidates to sign, alongside the rectors, an agreement to avoid violence and recognize the popular will behind whoever is elected as president of Venezuela on July 28.
He asked for respect for the group of international observers coming to Venezuela in good faith to verify the will of the sovereign people. “They come here, and the media will say the opposite. Come, we are open to the public,” he said
Vice President of the Electoral Power Carlos Quintero presented the Venezuelan electoral system to the international observers. He said that the presence of these organizations in the country is extremely important because it provides the opportunity to share the functioning of the Venezuelan electoral system.
He recognized the work of the international and national electoral experts who have accompanied the different inspections of the electoral schedule in the phases prior to the event. “Tomorrow, they will be able to witness the installation of the electoral polling desks throughout the national territory and on Sunday, July 28, the great democratic celebration of our country,” Quintero said.
Quintero added that understanding the country’s political context is one of the most relevant aspects of this electoral process discussed by the five rectors that make up the Electoral Power body. In this sense, it was possible to develop this electoral schedule, bringing it to 86% execution by Friday, July 26.
Finally, Quintero highlighted that inspections are part of the guarantees of the Venezuelan electoral system. They are verifiable and auditable by all political parties and can be observed by international experts present at the time of their performance, as well as through digital platforms.