Venezuela's Democratic Unity Roundtable
(MUD) opposition coalition lamented the "erratic" conduct of the CNE
electoral commission in the run-up to the December 6 legislative polls. The
government has refused to allow electoral observers beyond a small preapproved
group from South America's Unasur bloc, negating in advance officials from the
Organization of American States and the European Union. "We have requested
that the CNE accredit 500 observers and we have yet to receive a
response," MUD coordinator Timoteo Zambrano told the Globovision news
channel. MUD members say observation would ensure transparent elections. One
hundred sixty-seven National Assembly seats will be up for grabs in December,
but opposition members say voters could stay home if they aren't sure the
elections will be fair. More…
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