Venezuelan National Electoral Council President Elvis Amoroso announcing the date of the upcoming parliamentary and governor elections in Venezuela for April 27, 2025. Photo: Question Digital.
The Venezuelan National Electoral Council announced that elections for National Assembly deputies, as well as governors and members of the Legislative Councils for all 24 states, including the new Guyana Esequiba state, will be held on April 27.
The president of the CNE, Elvis Amoroso, read a statement on Monday, January 27, saying that “in this year 2025, the constitutional terms of the deputies of the National Assembly, the governors of the states, the mayors of municipalities, and the deputies of the regional Legislative Councils and Municipal Councils will end.”
“The National Electoral Council calls for a comprehensive electoral process that includes elections for deputies of the National Assembly on April 27, 2025, and elections for state governors and legislators of the state Legislative Councils on April 27, 2025,” it announced.
During his message to the nation, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he would like to have each election held separately. However, the CNE decided to hold the parliamentary and the governor elections jointly, leaving the date for the elections of mayors open.
From the CNE headquarters, Amoroso stated that “in the next few hours, in compliance with legal regulations, the comprehensive electoral schedule for the previously announced elections will be made public.”
Disregarding the far-right narrative of an alleged failure to release voting records—which have never previously been released—this new election announcement is stained by the CNE’s lack of detailed electoral results released to the public as it has historically done to provide comprehensive transparency of the electoral results. Despite a Supreme Court ruling requesting the publication of the electoral results by the end of last August, the CNE has not complied with its constitutional and legal mandate.
In recent weeks, CNE officials have announced the relaunching of the institution’s website and, with that, the release of the electoral results. However, many analysts in Venezuela believe that the hacking of the CNE website was not a sufficient excuse for not releasing the electoral results that Venezuelans are accustomed to.
The CNE ratified its commitment to guaranteeing the right to vote and political participation, as well as to make effective the principles of transparency, equality, reliability, impartiality, and efficiency of each electoral process.
They also guarantee “the greatest reliability, transparency, and the corresponding audits within the framework of constitutional, legal, and regulatory provisions” to the political organizations, candidates, and sectors of Venezuela’s democratic life participating in this year’s elections.
“All political organizations, their authorities, and their participating candidates must sign a document committing to respect and abide by all events concerning the April 27 election and the results issued by the National Electoral Council as the constitutional electoral power of the Republic,” he emphasized.
Amoroso also reported that, in exercising the powers conferred by the Constitution of the Republic, the Organic Law of Electoral Power, and the Organic Law of Electoral Processes and its general regulations, the CNE will remain in permanent session, guaranteeing all steps for the development of the upcoming electoral process.
(Ăšltimas Noticias) by MarĂa Eugenia RodrĂguez with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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