Venezuelan paper ballot box for elections. File photo.
On Wednesday, the Venezuelan National Assembly appointed the National Electoral Commission to elect the Justices of the Peace, who will be in charge of establishing a new form of justice from the communal bases.
The ceremony took place in the Legislative Palace, where President Nicolás Maduro, the president of the national assembly Jorge Rodríguez and other authorities were present.
The commission will be made up of the Minister of Communes and Social Movements, Ángel Prado; the Minister of Education, Héctor Rodríguez, the magistrate Tania D’ Amelio; the head of the Government of Caracas, Nahum Fernández; the vice president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Carlos Quintero, the first vice president of the national assembly, Pedro Infante and the president of the national assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
On December 15th, elections will be held with direct and secret voting to elect the Justices of the Peace of the 5,000 communal circuits.
“This election is a fundamental step to consolidate peace and justice in our communities,” said the president of the national assembly.
Rodríguez indicated that the next step will be to activate the state electoral commissions, one for each of the 23 states.
To achieve this, they demarcated 5,000 communal circuits that correspond to 3,643 communes and communal councils.
He also specified that they will elect three justices of the peace with their corresponding substitutes in each communal circuit.
The local electoral commissions will be in charge of disseminating the requirements and regulations to be justices of the peace.
Later, between November 25th and 27th, the nomination of candidates will take place, chosen by the communal councils, the work-teams of the communes, social organizations, social movements and neighborhood associations.
On November 29th, they will publish the list of candidates for judges for each circuit, which will include a total of 5,000 lists of candidates.
Finally, the electoral campaign will begin on December 5th and will end on December 13th, followed by the election on December 15th.
Jorge Rodríguez reported that the National Electoral Council will provide all the technical support for the deployment and development of the process. Meanwhile, the military will collaborate in matters of security.
(RedRadioVE) by Ana Perdigón with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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