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    Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Election 31/07/24, 09:11

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    ATLANTA — Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election did not meet international
    standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic.
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    The Carter Center cannot verify or corroborate the results of the election declared
    by the National Electoral Council (CNE), and the electoral authority’s failure to
    announce disaggregated results by polling station constitutes a serious breach of
    electoral principles. MORE CENTER NEWS
    July 29, 2024
    Venezuela's electoral process did not meet international standards of electoral Carter Center Calls on
    integrity at any of its stages and violated numerous provisions of its own national Venezuelan Election Authorities
    to Release Detailed Results
    laws. The election took place in an environment of restricted freedoms for Immediately
    political actors, civil society organizations, and the media. Throughout the
    electoral process, the CNE demonstrated a clear bias in favor of the incumbent. July 24, 2024
    Carter Center Issues Final Report
    on 2023 Elections in the
    Voter registration was hurt by short deadlines, relatively few places of Democratic Republic of the
    registration, and minimal public information. Citizens abroad faced excessive Congo

    legal requirements to register, some of which appeared to be arbitrary. This


    July 11, 2024
    effectively disenfranchised most of the migrant population, resulting in very low Carter Center Awards 9 U.S.
    numbers of voters abroad. Journalists Rosalynn Carter
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    The registration of parties and candidates also did not meet international
    standards. Over the past few years, several opposition parties have had their July 02, 2024
    registrations changed to leaders who favor the government. This influenced the Carter Center Weekend Raises
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    nomination of some opposition candidates. Importantly, the registration of the Global Peace and Health
    candidacy of the main opposition forces was subject to arbitrary decisions of the Initiatives, Ease Human
    Suffering
    CNE, without respecting basic legal principles.
    June 21, 2024
    The electoral campaign was impacted by unequal conditions among candidates. Carter Center Weekend Features
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    Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Election 31/07/24, 09:11

    The campaign of the incumbent president was well funded and widely visible Unique Auction Items

    through rallies, posters, murals, and street campaigning. The abuse of


    administrative resources on behalf of the incumbent — including use of
    government vehicles, public officials campaigning while in their official capacity,
    and use of social programs — was observed throughout the campaign.

    The incumbent also enjoyed overwhelming positive coverage on television and


    radio, in terms of advertising, broadcast events, and news coverage, while the
    primary opposition candidate received little media coverage. In addition,
    authorities frequently attempted to restrict the opposition’s campaign activities.
    This included harassment or intimidation of people who provided services or
    goods to the main opposition campaign.

    Still, Venezuelan citizens turned out peacefully and in large numbers to express
    their will on election day. Despite reports of restrictions on access to many
    polling centers for domestic observers and opposition party witnesses; potential
    pressure on the voters, such as ruling party checkpoints in the vicinity of voting
    centers; and incidents of tension or violence reported in some localities; voting
    appeared to take place in a generally civil manner.

    In the limited number of polling centers they visited, Carter Center observer
    teams noted the desire of the Venezuelan people to participate in a democratic
    election process, as demonstrated through their active participation as polling
    staff, party witnesses, and citizen observers. However, their efforts were
    undermined by the CNE's complete lack of transparency in announcing the
    results.

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    Declaración del Centro Carter Sobre la Elección en Venezuela (PDF)

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    About the Carter Center technical election observation mission in Venezuela


    The Carter Center was invited by the CNE to observe the presidential election in
    March 2024 and signed a memorandum of understanding to guarantee that the
    mission could observe freely in accordance with the Center’s standard
    methodology. The Carter Center deployed 17 experts and observers starting on
    June 29, including teams based in Caracas, Barinas, Maracaibo, and Valencia. The
    mission met with a wide range of stakeholders, including the CNE, candidates,
    political parties, civil society organizations, citizen observation groups, media
    representatives, government officials, armed forces, and election experts. Given its
    limited numbers, the Carter Center’s direct observations were limited, especially
    on election day.

    The Center has observed 124 elections in 43 nations and is committed to


    impartial and independent election observation that provides transparency in
    election processes with the objective of encouraging processes that meet
    international standards for democratic elections. The Carter Center will publish a

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    Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Election 31/07/24, 09:11

    final report of its observation mission, documenting the findings indicated in this
    statement.

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