Presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition leader María Corina Machado addressed the Venezuelan population from the ConVzla Command to thank them for their massive participation and highlight the importance of attending the polling stations to witness the vote counting.
«We want to congratulate all Venezuelans for this historic day of massive participation never seen in recent years“, said Gonzalez Urrutia.
Urrutia asserted that it is important that “the witnesses be maintained until they receive the minutes “corresponding” to defend the vote of all Venezuelans.
«We call on witnesses to remain in the centres until they receive the minutes corresponding to the results of the table, in accordance with the provisions of article 336, and page 17 of the Electoral Board Manual“, he said.
«To the citizens: you have the right to participate in citizen verification of this process. We are more than pleased with the results.This day will end as it began, and we will celebrate in peace.“, he added.
Maria Corina Machado
For her part, María Corina Machado said that she arrived the most important hour of the elections.
«This crucial moment has arrived, and we want to ask all Venezuelans to stay in their voting centers. To be there as a community, civically, in vigil. We have fought all these years for this day and these are the crucial minutes, the decisive hours. We need you to accompany the polling station members and witnesses, who know their duties and rights.«.
Machado highlighted that the ConVzla Command has received minutes and is “totalizing them one by one.”
«Once the tables are closed, the counting begins, paper by paper. You have the right to stay according to article 140 Lopre«.
Likewise, he celebrated the day and He defined it as “heroic”while thanking the Venezuelans for their participation.
«You have witnessed it on the street. People did their job despite all the obstacles and restrictions. We have very few cases of violence throughout the day. This is the most critical moment and the best way to defend ourselves is with an orderly presence in the centers. You are not alone. The world is with us.
Finally, he insisted that “the 24 states are breaking records.”We do not speculate, we speak with evidence in hand.”
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2024-07-30 18:59:00
