- The Venezuelan opposition confirmed that they obtained all the credentials for the table witnesses; the former Argentine president Alberto Fernández reported that he will not travel to Venezuela to be an electoral observer; the US government said that electoral participation will be key for the opposition to win in Venezuela | Photo: EFE
On Wednesday, July 24, the Venezuelan opposition confirmed that they had obtained all the credentials for the voting table witnesses after several days of complaints about delays in the National Electoral Council (CNE) system.
Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández said he will not travel to Venezuela to monitor elections following a decision by the Venezuelan government. For its part, the United States said that participation will be key for the opposition to win in Venezuela.
Panamanian border authorities found 10 bodies of migrants who drowned in river tributaries. At least 18 dead in Nepal plane crash
In sports, Argentina lost to Morocco 2-1 after its second goal at the 2024 Olympic Games was disallowed.
Below are the top stories from Wednesday, July 24:
Presidential candidate Edmundo González reported that they managed to obtain the credentials of all the witnesses for the July 28 elections. This follows several days of complaints in order to be able to carry out the accreditation of the table witnesses in the National Electoral Council (CNE) system.
“Thanks to our volunteers, we have managed to obtain the credentials of all the witnesses who will be at the 30,026 polling stations across the country. A big hug to all the witnesses and polling station members,” González said through his X account on July 24.
On Wednesday morning, the president of the Encuentro Ciudadano party and main witness before the National Electoral Board (JNE), Delsa Solórzano, reported that the CNE had committed to resolve the lack of accreditation of witnesses from the Democratic Unity Roundtable.
Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced on Wednesday, July 24, that he will not travel to Venezuela for the presidential elections on July 28 due to a decision by the government of Nicolás Maduro.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) had previously sent him an invitation to attend the elections as an “electoral observer.”
“Yesterday, the Venezuelan national government informed me of its desire that I not travel to Venezuela and that I desist from fulfilling the task that had been entrusted to me by the CNE,” he stated on his X account.
Fernández explained that the reason given to him was that, in the government’s opinion, the public statements he made to a national media outlet “caused discomfort and raised doubts” about his impartiality.
3. The US government said that electoral participation will be key for the opposition to win in Venezuela
On Wednesday, July 24, the United States government said that participation will be a key factor for the opposition to win the presidential elections in Venezuela, an election that according to Washington represents an opportunity for the country to return to democracy.
“The key parameter will be voter turnout. Polls indicate a clear lead for the opposition. We hope that it will do well if its voters manage to vote,” said Brian Nichols, head of the State Department for Latin America, during a hearing in Congress.
The EFE news agency reported that Nichols acknowledged that there is “significant evidence” that the government of Nicolás Maduro has interfered in the elections with arrests of opponents and disqualification of candidates, such as opposition leader María Corina Machado. However, the diplomat considered that the elections are an opportunity for a better future in the country.
“The restoration of democracy in Venezuela remains at the heart of our foreign policy. We must prepare for the scenario in which Venezuela returns to a democratic regime in the future,” he said.
Panamanian border police reported on Wednesday, July 24, that they found the lifeless bodies of 10 migrants who drowned in riverside tributaries in Panama, where they had arrived from Colombia to supposedly avoid a longer route through the Darien jungle on their migratory journey to the United States.
“The National Border Service (Senafront) makes it public that, according to information received in the riverside tributaries near the community of Carreto, 10 bodies of migrants who died from drowning due to a high water level were observed,” the border police force reported in a statement.
Senafront believes it is likely that these bodies had previously been “buried to cover up their criminal links to migrant trafficking” and that they must have been unearthed.
A plane crashed on Wednesday, July 24 in Nepal, while taking off from Kathmandu International Airport. According to the airport authorities to local media, the accident left 18 people who were traveling on board the aircraft dead.
The pilot of the plane was the only survivor of the accident and was taken to a hospital, said airport spokesman Subash Jha, in statements collected by the Nepalese media The Katmandú Post.
The accident occurred when the plane, belonging to Nepalese airline Saurya Airlines, went off the runway during takeoff, the spokesman previously informed EFE.
The plane was already in the air when it quickly tilted to one side and fell back onto the runway, images from airport security cameras broadcast by Nepalese media showed.
Amid Argentina’s celebrations after seemingly drawing 2-2 against Morocco at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 24, fans threw water bottles at the Argentine players from the Moroccan stands and even a firework fell near the substitutes’ bench and caused a roar in the stadium.
The disturbances caused the game to be suspended. An hour and a half later, Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg ruled that the match should be restarted for a 3-minute period. When the teams returned, the action of the last Argentine goal was reviewed, which was finally disallowed by a offside by Bruno Amione.
The match, which was completed without spectators, was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint Etienne and ended with a 2-1 victory for Morocco.
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