According to the observer, the voting day that took place in the country “cannot be considered democratic.”
Recently it was announced Official statement from the Carter Center after the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections where the organization concluded that the day “cannot be considered democratic” .
The international institution was one of the observers accredited by the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (CNE), for the process that took place on Sunday, July 28.
According to CNE figures, the winner of the votes was Nicolas Maduro with 51.20% against opponent Edmundo González, positioned in second place, with 44.2% of preferences.
However, an hour after the current president declared victory, the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, did not recognize the victory and revealed figures far removed from the official figures.
The dissident spokesman assured that The candidate of the United Democratic Platform (PUD) would have obtained “70% of the votes, while Nicolás Maduro 30%. This is the truth “.
What is the Carter Center?
He Carter Center it’s a non-profit non-governmental organization who has participated in conflict resolution in more than 80 countries, as defined by the website Electoral Knowledge Network .
The organism was Founded in 1982 by former United States President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn in collaboration with Emory University. Its goals include making progress toward global peace and health.
Since 1989, he has monitored more than 124 elections in 43 countries. where its election observers have a reputation for impartiality and credibility. To ensure the validity and neutrality of the activities they carry out, it is the organization that must be invited by the country’s electoral authorities to participate in each process.
As defined by the center itself, its project “is committed to impartial and independent electoral observation that ensures the transparency of electoral processes with the aim of promoting processes that comply with international standards for democratic elections.”
Carter Center Statement
The Carter Center said Tuesday through a document that the electoral process “It does not comply with international parameters and standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic. “.
For the South American country, 17 experts and observers were deployed which had been operating since June 29, with teams operating in Caracas, Barinas, Maracaibo and Valencia.
The body examined several sectors, including the CNE, candidates, political parties, civil society organizations, citizen observation groups, media representatives, government officials, the armed forces and electoral experts.
In the words of the Carter Center, the electoral process “It developed in an environment of restricted freedoms to the detriment of political actors civil society organizations and the media. Throughout the electoral process, The CNE authorities have shown bias in favour of the ruling party and against opposition candidates. “.
Source: Latercera
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