General Secretary UNAntonio Guterres reiterated his call for transparency this Thursday Venezuela And after the submission of election records by the National Election Commission, this Tuesday, the team of experts who visited the country to observe the event submitted its interim report.
Guterres emphasized through his spokesman Farhan Haq “His Call for Transparency” and encouraged Publication of Election Results and Breakdown of Polling Stations” Chavismo, on the other hand, has yet to present evidence of its alleged victory Nicolás Maduro.
Likewise, the dissemination of the experts' first results – which were initially going to be private – was done “under the authority of the Secretary-General, as part of a normal procedure in accordance with the organization's transparency principles,” Hough explained. added that The panel will present its final confidential report on “technical aspects of the next remaining phases of the election process”.As soon as possible.
This Tuesday, the United Nations Secretariat announced a preliminary estimate of the observers who participated in the elections on July 28, following the invitation of the regime. The document pointed out that the Chavista National Electoral Council Disregarding regulations About the official data release, something Unprecedented in history Contemporary elections in the country.
In turn, they pointed out to the council “National legal and regulatory provisions are not followed and all established deadlines are not met”This “had a negative impact on the confidence of a large part of the Venezuelan electorate in the decision announced by the CNE.”
“The results had implications Oral communication without pictorial support. “The CNE has not published and has not yet published (or results disaggregated by polling station) to support its oral declarations contemplated in the electoral law framework,” the text further notes. Irregularities Reported during the day.
It didn't take long for the ruling party to cross over the group members and brand them “Fake Election Experts” What they are looking for Spread “a series of lies”, Like his peers Carter CenterIt gave similar results. This is a “Snippet” report that “Demonstrates the perverse political intent of the said propaganda, made up of false and distorted arguments.”They added.
However, the opposition parties used the report to give more support to the victory Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia83.5% of the minutes they compile and publish on the website are testimony.
Former Vice President Juan Pablo Guaniba took to his social networks to deny opposition complaints that the documents were false. UN Members were able to observe a small sample of them. “They are original, they exist, they are valid, they are reality. They show all the safety devices of the original results protocols,” he wrote.
For his part, Henrique Gabriels said it “reaffirms” that Maduro “lost the election” and must step down to allow a peaceful transition to democracy.
(with information from EFE)