Venezuelan far-right politician María Corina Machado at a press conference. File photo.
With only two days left until the presidential elections take place in Venezuela, the far-right opposition is attempting to commit electoral crimes, as reported by the constitutional lawyer Olga Álvarez on social media. She stated that those trying to manipulate the voting table members are committing serious electoral crimes.
In an X post on Thursday, July 25, the lawyer shared that the far-right coalition Unitary Platform’s presidential candidate Edmundo González, disqualified candidate María Corina Machado, and members of their campaign have committed a serious crime by having summoned, trained, and given instructions to table members, as they have said in multiple communications and statements.
Denuncio ante la opinión pública que el candidato Edmundo González, la sra. Maria Corina Machado y miembros de su Comando cometen un grave delito electoral al haber convocado, entrenado y dado directrices a “miembros de mesa” como lo han hecho saber en múltiples comunicaciones y… https://t.co/zCswSB0cOJ
— Olga Alvarez (@AmalCandanguera) July 25, 2024
Álvarez explained that according to Articles 100 and 101 of the Organic Law of Electoral Processes, “no table member can follow instructions from any political organization” and that if they do so, “the National Electoral Council may suspend them, among other actions that would be decided by the competent bodies.”
If voting table members are manipulated, “the performance of a subordinate body of the Electoral Power is compromised, and the principles governing electoral matters are violated.”
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She emphasized that “those involved in this violation of the electoral regulations and who participated in any phase of recruitment, training, or accreditation of table members are committing a serious electoral crime.”
Evidence of such crimes is reflected in multiple declarations by the Unitary Platform’s campaign command that refused to sign the CNE agreement to commit to accepting the electoral results. Therefore, Álvarez made this public complaint about electoral crimes so that those who have committed such crimes “may be investigated and sanctioned as established by the laws of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”
(RedRadioVE) by Victoria Torres
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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