Venezuelan electoral process, “one of the most advanced and reliable”

Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 22:15 UTC

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The mission from Unasur (Union of South American Nations) that will be acting as ‘accompanying observer’ in the coming presidential elections in Venezuela, 7 October, and the only organization allowed to fulfil that task, said that the Venezuelan electoral process is one of the “most trustworthy and reliable”. Read full article

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ChrisR
So TMBOA has warned him not to upset her boyfriend and mad soul mate Dead Man Walking, Chavez himself.

So, without checking anything whatsover he announces it's all OK!

I think we have a visionary here, or he is having visions. Probably of being chucked out of a helicopter if he crosses either of the two principal lunatics of LatAm.
Sep 20th, 2012 - 10:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britninja
Somehow a name like Carlos ‘Chacho’ Alvarez screams “I'm reliable and trustworthy”. About as much as Mickey 'Three-Fingers' McGee or Bobby 'It fell off the back of the truck guv' Butcher would here.
Sep 20th, 2012 - 11:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
So have they announced the election results yet?
Sep 21st, 2012 - 09:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
3 Rufus

The result is in the sealed envelope marked 'do not open until Oct 8th'.

LOL
Sep 21st, 2012 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Editor56619
Let's be professional rather than abusive ......
How does Mr. Alvarez irrevocably evidence that the Venezuelan electoral process is “one of the most advanced and reliable” ........?
Sep 21st, 2012 - 12:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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pgerman
The electoral process itself might be clean, transparent and solid but the issue are the unfair practices before the election day.

It might be like in Argentina where the election day and the voting process is clean but the governments cheat during the previous months or even years.
Sep 21st, 2012 - 01:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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BAMF Paraguay
Obviously this is text book procedure to create a mask of legitimacy of the electoral process in Venezuela. No one actually believes that the elections are legitimate, but having these and other excuses to fall back to will help Hugo to release his military to stop the massive uprising that is guaranteed to occur after the results show a win by Hugo. Of course this will all be done in the name of “democracy” and without the military attacking its own citizens “democracy” will cease to exist in Venezuela.

All along Paraguay has invited anyone and everyone to come and observe its elections. During the election process, a volunteer of each party is allowed to audit each and every electoral booth. I was actually very amazed when I voted last time to see this. Doesn't mean that politicians don't buy votes and cheat in some other way, but stuffing the ballot box is nearly impossible. Also the votes are read out loud with all of the volunteers present.

....and Paraguay was suspended from Mercosur because of a democratic rupture???!!!
Sep 21st, 2012 - 01:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
@7 BAMF

I don't think that it was a “democratic rupture” that caused Paraguay to be suspended, it was a democratic move in (for South America) an unfashionable direction (i.e. not to the populist left).
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agent999
Paraguay's problem was that they did not agree with Venezuela becoming a full member of Mercosur so any excuse for removing them would be taken.

What is happening in Paraguay is far more democratic than the elections in Venezuela !
Sep 21st, 2012 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Jimmy Carter and his Centre are saying much the same thing about Venezuela
Sep 25th, 2012 - 01:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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JohnN
Of the many human rights and rule of law problems in Venezuela, judicial independence is one of the most critical. For example, the jailing of judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni in Venezuela, imprisoned by the government of President Hugo Chavez for having the temerity to release a government critic.”:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/editorials/canadian-judges-show-solidarity-with-venezuelan-judge-who-is-prisoner-of-chavez/article4560082/
Sep 25th, 2012 - 02:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#10 Much the same thing as Alvarez and Unasur, I should have made clear =)
Sep 25th, 2012 - 03:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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