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<h1 id="reader-title">Electoral Experts Call for Respect of
Venezuela Assembly Vote<br>
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<div id="reader-estimated-time">July 31, 2017<br>
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<p>Some 43 international observers and electoral experts
to <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Whats-Next-After-Venezuelas-Constituent-Assembly-Vote-20170727-0016.html">Venezuela's
National Constituent Assembly</a> Sunday called for
the international community to respect the will of the
Venezuelan people.</p>
<p>The Council of Electoral Specialist of Latin America
composed of former presidents and magistrates from
electoral organizations throughout Latin America was the
main international organization which observed
Venezuela's ANC.</p>
<p>International observers — politicians,
parliamentarians, campesinos, Indigenous people, workers
and representatives from electoral missions and
organizations in different parts of the world — also
participated and reiterated that Venezuela's
self-determination and sovereignty, as expressed through
ANC elections participants, must be recognized and
respected.</p>
<p>Nicanor Moscoso, the organization's representative,
delivered a statement which read, in part, that
Venezuela's legitimate and robust voting system
“guarantees that the results accurately reflects the
will of voters,” according to Prensa Latina</p>
<p>Over eight million people voted in Venezuela's election
Sunday — a turnout of over 41 percent, according to
electoral authorities — to choose from 6,120 candidates
for the 545-member ANC.</p>
<p>The statement noted that “the Venezuelan people have
made their case for peace despite threats and
interventionist actions from the United States as well
as their associates and allies."</p>
<p>It added that Venezuelans “have concurred in a civic
and peaceful manner to exercise their right to vote in a
free, universal, direct, and secret election as
expressed in Article 63 of the Bolivarian Constitution.”</p>
<p>Moscoso stressed that the ANC should serve as a legal
mechanism to help promote a healthy dialogue among
political opponents in order to guarantee the well being
of and peace between all Venezuelan citizens.</p>
<p>The report will be presented to Venezuela's National
Electoral Council.</p>
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