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Voting notebooks where voters sign and stamp their fingerprint after voting. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @cneesvzla.

Audit of Voting Notebooks for 21N Regional Elections Ready

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, audits, CNE, democracy, Regional Elections, totalization audit, Venezuela, voting notebooks, witnesses

On Wednesday, October 21, the audit of the voting notebooks, which will be used in the upcoming regional and municipal

Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) headquarters. File photo.

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CNE Approves Regulations Governing 21N Election Campaign

October 21, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, CNE, democracy, electoral campaign, Regional Elections, regulations, Venezuela

This Tuesday, October 19, in order to regulate the electoral campaigns and promotional material of more than 70,000 candidates, parties,

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CNE Publishes Official Candidate List for 21N Regional Elections

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Ana Perdigón 21N, 21N regional elections, candidate list, CNE, Regional Mega Elections, Venezuela

On Monday, October 18, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela published on its website the official list of candidates

Tibisay Lucena (left), new Minister of University Education, and Dheliz Álvarez (right), new Minister of National Commerce.

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President Maduro Appoints New Ministers for National Commerce and University Education

October 19, 2021 orinocotribune Bolivia, Cesar Trompiz, Dheliz Álvarez, Eneida Laya, Ministry of National Commerce, Ministry of University Education, Mision Ribas, President Maduro, Tibisay Lucena, UCV, UNEARTE, Venezuela

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed new authorities in the Ministry for National Commerce and the Ministry for University

Humberto Calderon-Berti (left) and Leopoldo Lopez (right). File photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

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Leopoldo López will Sue Calderón Berti – Monómerosgate

October 18, 2021 Ana Perdigón CITGO, Colombia, Corruption, Guaido and the 40 thieves, Humberto Calderon Berti, Leopoldo Lopez, Monomeros, US decline, Venezuela

The fugitive from Venezuelan justice, Leopoldo López, announced that he will sue Humberto Calderón Berti, also a prominent opposition politician,

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21N: Opposition Looking to Form Alliances with Former Chavistas (APR’s Uzcátegui) – Extreme Left and Right in Talks

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz 21N, 21N regional elections, Antonia Muñoz, Antonio Ecarri, APR, Caracas, divided opposition, extreme left and extreme right together, fake Chavismo, G4, MUD, PCV, Portuguesa, Rafael uzcategui, Regional Elections, Venezuela

With just over a month to go until the November 21 regional and municipal elections, in which Venezuelans will elect

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CNE Meets European Union Chargé d’Affairs in Caracas (Borrell’s Interventionist Comments)

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, 21N regional elections, CNE, EU Observation Mission, European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, official apologies, Pedro Calzadilla, Rafael Dochao, Venezuela

On Friday, October 15, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Pedro Calzadilla, met with the charge

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Guaidó vs. the Opposition: The Fight is Public Now

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 orinocotribune anti-chavismo lost in its labyrinth, Francisco Santos, Henrique Capriles, Juan Guaido, julio borges, Leopoldo Lopez, Monomeros, primero justicia, sactions and looting of Venezuelan assets, Venezuela, Voluntad Popular

The Venezuelan opposition is now in a publicly acknowledged feud with Juan Guaidó and its internal struggles are now in

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The Real Reason Behind Opposition Infighting

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Misión Verdad 21N regional elections, anti-chavismo lost in its labyrinth, Humberto Calderon Berti, Juan Guaido, julio borges, Leopoldo Lopez, Monomeros, opposition infighting, power struggle, primero justicia, sactions and looting of Venezuelan assets, Venezuela, Venezuelan oppositions, Voluntad Popular

The following is a translation of the report of the Samuel Robinson Institute for October 14, 2021. As a fallout

Venezuelan attorney general Tarek William Saab during the interview with Vladimir VIllegas at Globovision TV station. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @MinPublicoVE.

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Tarek William Saab: Baduel’s COVID-19 Death Confirmed by Autopsy (Open to Independent Autopsy)

October 15, 2021 orinocotribune autopsy, COVID-19, fake news, Raul Isaias Baduel, Tarek William Saab, Venezuela, Vladimir Villegas

On Wednesday, October 13, Venezuela’s Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, reported that the autopsy performed on the body of General

Retired General Raul Isaias Baduel. File photo.

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Raúl Isaías Baduel Dies of COVID-19 Complications—Venezuela Rejects Bachelet’s Statements

October 13, 2021 orinocotribune communique, Corruption, COVID-19, Felix Plasencia, José Manuel Blanco Diaz, Josnar Baduel, Michelle Bachelet, OHCHR, Raul Baduel, Raul Isaias Baduel, Rebellion, Tarek William Saab, Venezuela

After suffering complications associated with a COVID-19 infection, Raúl Isaías Baduel, former Venezuelan defense minister and military officer, died this

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CNE: Electoral Data Audit for 21N Regional Elections Has Started

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, ADE, CEELA, CNE, electoral audit, regional and municipal elections, Venezuela

On Monday, October 11, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela started the first phase of the Electoral Data Audit,

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María Corina Machado Targets EU High Representative Borrell for His ‘Deception’ (Electoral Observation Mission)

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz 21N, EU Observation Mission, European Union (EU), Far-Right Opposition, Joseph Borell, Maria Corina Machado, Regional Elections, Venezuela, Vente Venezuela

Far-right politician, Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado criticized European Union High Representative Josep Borrell for his deception and lies