Venezuelan Defense Minister Praises Conduct of Elections in Guayana Esequiba - teleSUR English

Venezuelan Defense Minister Praises Conduct of Elections in Guayana Esequiba - teleSUR English

For the first time, citizens in this Bolivarian territory elect their governor and legislators. On Sunday, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez expressed satisfaction with how the regional and legislative elections were unfolding in the state of Guayana Esequiba. RELATED: Venezuelan Elections Update: Zulia Gubernatorial Candidates Urge Citizens to Vote For the first time, approximately 21,403 registered voters in Guayana Esequiba a…

The inhabitants of this region are called to elect for the first time their governor and eight deputies to the Legislative Council, thus marking the birth of the legal and political structure of this new constitutional state of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. This materialization of the state Guayana Esequiba is the result of the popular consultation of December 3, 2023, where 95 percent of the Venezuelan population approved its creation, …

The Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, said that thanks to the fact that the “threats” on the regional and parliamentary elections of this Sunday, 25 May, were “neutralized”, the voting day “transmitted in peace” and without incidents to regret. The pronouncement of the highest authority of the military sector followed that of the campaign command of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSuv) and preceded that of the National Elect…

The minister of defense of the government of Nicolás Maduro, Vladimir Godrino López, called the elections of this Sunday May 25, where authorities were chosen for the first time for the state Guayana Esequiba, an area considered to be a complaint by Venezuela and Guayana. He also said that “the people of the Esequiba Guiana participated massively” in these elections, despite the fact that centers were set up in some populations of the state Boli…

The vote in areas close to the Esequiba Guiana took place without major incidents, although with low participation. In indigenous communities there was a greater influx. Opposition candidates denounced the use of state resources. Meanwhile, residents demand solutions to local problems. Tumeremo. In the towns of the state Bolívar, where a double vote is carried out—for [...] The Electors of the Esequibo entry voted in the hope of receiving attent…

Editor (ALN).- Venezuela's defense minister, Vladimir Godrino López, this Sunday stressed Guyana's complaints about the election in Guayana Esequiba, a new state of the South American country that includes the Esequibo, a resource-rich territory controlled by Georgetown. "We are not shooting guns or pointing guns at Guyana, we are [...] The entry "We are not taking rifles or pointing guns at Guyana, we are voting" was first published in ALnavío.