Permanent Council Approves by Consensus a Non-Binding Resolution Demanding the “Protection and Preservation” of All Equipment Used in the Elections
HAVANA TIMES – The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a resolution by consensus this Friday that demands the Venezuelan authorities publish the precinct voting results of the July 28 elections in that country “expeditiously.”
The non-binding text was presented on behalf of the Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Suriname, the United States and Uruguay as co-sponsors.
The resolution urges the National Electoral Council (CNE) to “expeditiously publish the presidential election records, including thevoting results at the level of each polling station, and (b) respect the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty through an impartial verification of the results that ensures the transparency, credibility, and legitimacy of the electoral process.”
This call is joined by another made this Friday by the European Union, including Spain, and 22 other countries, in favor of the “immediate publication of all o