After Chavismo-promoted changes in the CNE, the Venezuelan opposition will be primarily self-governing.

The Venezuela protest That defined this Friday Election primaries It will be held on October 22 “Self-Managed”that is, Without the help of the National Electoral Council (CNE).As they requested two weeks ago.

“We will move forward with a self-administered primary system,” confirmed National Primary Committee (CNP) president Jesus María Casal, who said he had “no concession” against Chavismo in any way. “Contract. About possible technical assistance from CNE in the process.

“Since the beginning of this route, we have always said that we are a primary school A question of law (…) Even today, when we insisted on traditional polling stations for primaries. But it was not possible We will continue on the path already outlined to identify and prepare self-managed centers”, he continued.

In this sense, Cassel tried to bring peace to the opposition fold, assuring that it was a situation that the CNP had been working on for “many months”. very demanding”, he believed that it would grow successfully “with the active co-operation of all political factors”.

“The only way to organize a self-governing primary is to High cooperation of all political and social factors. “Obviously, a self-governing primary on the backs of 10 members of the CNP is not possible,” he said and emphasized: “The only way is a participation, a community commitment.”

As for the economic issues of the event, the candidates who appear in the race will be the ones who define the numbers with maximum transparency.

On the other hand, it rejected that these events would affect the already established schedule An already agreed upon date is still “agreed upon” and firm.

This Thursday, in a new maneuver by the regime Nicolás Maduro By Sabotaging elections It accepted the sudden resignation of the opposition National Assembly, which is trying to determine a candidate to face in 2024 to oust Chavismo from power. Three out of five of the rectors of the CNE. This concerns the majority of managers and, incidentally, those associated with the ruling party.

The episode triggered a process to appoint new officials, days after the CNP requested the agency’s help in organizing the upcoming elections, with a series of clauses and guarantees such as protecting voters’ personal data.

Competition A popular choiceof the opponent Leopoldo LopezMaduro condemned the events of this Thursday and defended the Commission’s decision to conduct the elections independently: “Regarding the strategy of the regime to change the officials of the CNE, The Popular Will responds to Venezuela’s cry for change by implementing a strong and independent primacy. Those who want elections and a peaceful solution to the dire crisis the country is going through.

For her part, the deputy national political coordinator of the group that will compete in October, Adriana Picardo, ruled that the change of officials of the electoral authority was a “cowardly strategy” and dismissed it as “no possibility”. Technical support.”

Another of the voices uttered in the last hours DELSA SOLORZANOAs the protector of internal principals “Same Mechanism” It is possible Define an anti-chavista candidate in a “democratic” way.

“This is the only way to achieve unity, because it comes from the decision of the citizens. As I always say: without unity there is no freedom,” said the former deputy.

(with information from EFE)

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