This Friday, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, stressed that all those who want to participate in elections must respect the electoral laws, including those that were recently approved, such as the Organic Law Libertador Simón Bolívar against the Blockade and for the Protection of Venezuela , which he insisted must be applied in order to protect the country from situations such as those that have arisen in the past.
In this sense, he recalled that the Organic Law of Electoral Processes expressly states that only the requirements established in the Constitution and in all the Laws that intend to regulate the functioning of the State, specifically the electoral one, will be met to be a candidate.
When offering statements after the meeting with the authorities of the National Electoral Council, the parliamentarian recalled that the Libertador Simón Bolívar Organic Law is in force and directly points to protection elements so that it never again happens that a candidate urges to invade Venezuela, or call for an invasion.
“There is not a single country in the world that accepts in its laws, that accepts in its norms, that an elected person or a person who aspires to be a candidate for any elected office is also an agent of a foreign power,” Rodríguez stated. .
The deputy added that both the Electoral Power and the State must establish mechanisms to protect expression through the vote of Venezuelans, in the face of situations such as the brutal attacks that the Venezuelan electoral system received in the July 28 election, and the attack on right to accurate information, the truth and freedom of expression.
Respect for the laws
In his statements, the president of parliament reiterated that the meetings held this week were attended by all the political parties of democratic opposition factors that have participated in the last elections, who debated the general principles for the electoral processes in the country.
“All the political parties that participated in these conversations (…) indicated that the fundamental principles were respect for the Constitution, respect for electoral laws, respect for the independence of the nation, respect for our sovereignty, the preservation of peace,” said Rodríguez, who highlighted at the same time that these political organizations have promoted voting.
“It must be said that these actors of the democratic opposition have never stopped participating in the electoral events that have been called, and on the contrary they have always promoted the inclusion of the vote as an element to resolve the political and social issues of Venezuela,” express.
Regarding the review of the electoral laws that is being carried out from 2024, Jorge Rodríguez recalled that there are only impediments in the periods of modification of the Organic Law of Electoral Processes, which – he explained – cannot be modified six months before the call for that election, but all other laws can be reviewed and addressed and remain in the Commission’s work, he noted.
Finally, the deputy announced that it is likely that they could present some proposals to the CNE regarding other laws.
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