An independent group of election experts that observed Venezuela’s July presidential election has legitimized the vote tally sheets that the country’s opposition has offered as proof of President Nicolás Maduro’s defeat. Jennie Lincoln led the Carter Center’s mission to Venezuela.
A woman holds up a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: “Everyone with Edmundo” during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro two month after the disputed presidential vote which opposition leaders say they won by a landslide in Caracas, Venezuela , Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
The assertions from an expert with the U.S.-based Carter Center came during a session convened by members of the regional body to address. The group was one of the two independent panels that the government invited to observe the vote on July 28, which electoral authorities claimed – without offering any proof – favored Maduro.— printouts that resemble shopping receipts — that have long been considered the ultimate proof of election results in Venezuela.
Ruling party-loyal electoral authorities declared Maduro the victor hours after polls closed, but they did not publish results broken down by voting machine as they had done in previous presidential elections. They claimed they could not release the detailed information because their website was hacked.
The Organization of American States and several governments have urged Venezuela’s electoral authorities to published detailed voting data. Wednesday’s session was convened at the request of Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama, the United States, Guatemala, Guyana, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador.
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