Venezuela’s regional elections on November 23rd will be monitored by 130 foreign observers

[Judi Lynn]

November 13, 2008
President of Venezuelan Electoral Council Welcomes Foreign Observers to Regional Elections
Filed under: Daily News Roundup — VenWorld @ 11:43 am

Venezuela’s regional elections on November 23rd will be monitored by 130 foreign observers from groups such as the OAS, according to the Caracas newspaper El Universal. Observer missions have been invited from 34 different countries. El Universal also reports that Spain’s Secretary of State for Latin America recently said that “the election campaign is going normally.” Tibisay Lucena, President of the National Electoral Council (pictured at right), said that the observation missions will be accompanied by a program “to learn about the Venezuelan electoral system” that has inspired “confidence, curiosity and admiration” in foreign visitors.

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