This Monday, Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) delivered the certifications to the deputies elected as Indigenous representatives for the National Assembly, as reported by the electoral body on its Twitter account.
“The @ve_cne announces the deputies for Indigenous representation at the National Assembly, elected December 9, as well as the delivery of the Totalization, Adjudication and Proclamation Act to the participating organizations,” read the tweet.
Following this unprecedented election day, the following deputies for the three regions within Venezuela were announced: Kariela Aray Medina (principal), and MarĂa Yánez Ortiz (substitute) for the Eastern Region; JosĂ© Mavio MartĂnez (principal), and Neida PĂ©rez (substitute) for the Southern Region; Yimmys RodrĂguez (principal) and Dulce Morán (substitute) for the Western Region.
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El @ve_cne realiza la proclamaciĂłn de las diputadas y diputados de la representaciĂłn indĂgena a la Asamblea Nacional electos el pasado #9Dic, asĂ como la entrega del Acta de TotalizaciĂłn, AdjudicaciĂłn y ProclamaciĂłn a las organizaciones participantes.
CNE #TiempoDeElegir #14Dic pic.twitter.com/HzunXYSWN2
— cneesvenezuela (@cneesvzla) December 14, 2020
During the ceremony the President of the CNE Indira Alfonzo stressed that for more than six months, the institution practiced arduous work, confronting great challenges, but “always having as its guide the safeguarding of the sovereign will of the people.”
She stressed that the CNE, in recognition of the constitutional right of Indigenous peoples to political participation, and in compliance with the mandate of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), developed a body of regulations and a special schedule for the election of these representatives.
“Once again, this Electoral Power has responded, in an adequate and timely manner, to the demands of the Constitution, citizens, political and indigenous organizations, and the historical moment that our country and the world are experiencing,” she said.
Indira Alfonzo: “Una vez más, este Poder Electoral ha respondido, de forma adecuada y oportuna, a las demandas de la ConstituciĂłn, de la ciudadanĂa, de las organizaciones polĂticas e indĂgenas, y del momento histĂłrico que vive nuestro paĂs y el mundo”.#TiempoDeElegir #14Dic pic.twitter.com/TRbW6GsunG
— cneesvenezuela (@cneesvzla) December 14, 2020
Likewise, she gave special thanks to the members of the National Totalization Commission who—like the men and women of the Electoral Power—demonstrated an admirable and irreducible professional and ethical commitment to democracy.
This election was held on December 9 through 37 general assemblies, which had previously required the holding of more than 3,500 community assemblies in the three regions of the country that have sizeable Indigenous populations: West, South and East.
Featured image: Photo courtesy of CNE.
Translation: OT/JRE/SL
