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Venezuelans Consider Electoral Law
Caracas - The Electoral Process Law will be subject to
national consideration in Venezuela, during a
meeting to be held at the Legislative Federal
Palace.
People's Power Commission Chair Dario Vivas said it
would be an open consultation to continue later with
activities on Friday, in the city of Maracay, in the
state of Aragua.
The consultation will be carried out in the context
of street social parliamentarianism, with the
assistance of communal council and social groups'
representatives from Carabobo, Yaracuy, Guarico and
Aragua states.
After this meeting, the commission, chaired by Vivas,
will make a chronogram of the visits to the rest of
the states, for the Electoral Process bill to be
debated with all sectors, parliamentary sources
said.
Vivas said the regulation will be useful to extend
the vote, because there will be more electoral
districts and electors will be able to vote for
people and not for the list of different parties.
Clarifying the initiative's scope, Vivas explained
that each electoral district will be able to elect a
nominal member of parliament, besides the parliament
members of the lists, something that changes the
system, through which political parties decide above
the electors' will.
Under this personalized nominal voting system, there
is a new possibility for a candidate registered by
self decision, to be elected as parliament member,
Vivas clarified.
The opposition has criticized the proposal, arguing
that political minorities will have poor
parliamentary representation, something they
consider a discriminatory slant, while the law
promoters believe that it would make the people's
will stronger.
Venezuelan Electoral Power main Rector German Yepez
asserted on Tuesday that the Electoral Process bill
is a way to adapt the law to the South American
country's situation, and will allow for the further
consolidation of the national electoral system.
He said public discussion of this bill by the
National Assembly is appropriate, because it is a
step towards participatory democracy and putting
people in the leading role. |
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