Venezuelans Vote Peacefully, if Not Hopefully
- 7 years ago
Venezuelans Vote Peacefully, if Not Hopefully
The opposition candidate for governor of Miranda, Carlos Ocariz, was among them: He, too, used to vote at the school in El Llanito
but was being forced to vote on Sunday in Barrio La Unión.
But the opposition accused the government of trying to confuse voters or suppress the vote by relocating more than 200 voting sites in recent days and printing ballots
that included the names of opposition candidates who had lost in the primaries.
Miranda said that The worst thing is to stay at home,
With this argument in mind, opposition factions urged supporters to abstain from voting, arguing
that the election was a sham and that participation would only validate Mr. Maduro’s authoritarian political program.
They feared that Mr. Maduro, even if his party was soundly defeated across the country, would somehow commit fraud in the vote count.
Rosa Colón, 70, said she was "100 percent" in support of Mr. Rodriguez, the candidate of Mr. Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
The opposition candidate for governor of Miranda, Carlos Ocariz, was among them: He, too, used to vote at the school in El Llanito
but was being forced to vote on Sunday in Barrio La Unión.
But the opposition accused the government of trying to confuse voters or suppress the vote by relocating more than 200 voting sites in recent days and printing ballots
that included the names of opposition candidates who had lost in the primaries.
Miranda said that The worst thing is to stay at home,
With this argument in mind, opposition factions urged supporters to abstain from voting, arguing
that the election was a sham and that participation would only validate Mr. Maduro’s authoritarian political program.
They feared that Mr. Maduro, even if his party was soundly defeated across the country, would somehow commit fraud in the vote count.
Rosa Colón, 70, said she was "100 percent" in support of Mr. Rodriguez, the candidate of Mr. Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela.