The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) is meeting this Friday in an extraordinary session to vote on a new draft resolution on the post-electoral crisis in Venezuela that calls for the “expeditious” publication of the voting records.
The NTN24 television news channel reported on Friday part of the draft resolution, which, according to the OAS, is sponsored by the United States, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay.
According to NTN24, the sponsors of the text ask the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela to promptly publish “the minutes with the results of the presidential election vote at the level of each polling station and to respect the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty through an impartial verification of the results that guarantees the transparency, credibility and legitimacy of the electoral process.”
They also demand “protecting and preserving all equipment used in the electoral process, including all printed minutes and results, in order to safeguard the entire chain of custody of the voting process,” according to the channel.
This project follows another on the situation in Venezuela following the July 28 elections, which was put to a vote in the OAS Permanent Council on July 31 and did not have sufficient support to be approved.
On that occasion, 17 countries voted in favor, 0 against, 11 abstained and 5 delegations were absent.
The new draft resolution, NTN24 says, is the result of a negotiation session held on Tuesday, August 13, and contains amendments received subsequently.
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2024-08-23 02:47:35
