Supreme Court of Venezuela Calls Political Parties to Comply With the Electoral Ruling
Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez stressed that the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice is binding.
The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela, Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez Rodríguez, called this Friday the organizations with political ends of that nation to comply with the sentence that issue its Electoral Chamber related to the presidential elections of last 28 July.
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In response to the electoral litigation filed by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the judge said: “All citizens, candidates, political parties and other subjects involved are urged to comply with and respect the sentence inherent in this case”.
The hearing was held to present the candidates’ gains from the election, so that they could contribute to a thorough investigation of the electoral process.
Nicolás Maduro, Luis Martínez, Daniel Ceballos, Antonio Ecarri, Benjamín Rausseo, Enrique Márquez, José Brito, Javier Bertucci and Claudio Fermín attended. Despite the legal obligation to appear before the TSJ, the candidate of the Democratic Platform (extreme right), Edmundo González, did not attend.
Rodríguez Rodríguez stressed that Venezuela is a democratic social state of law and justice, in which “sovereignty is intransferable in the people, who exercise it directly through suffrage as a participatory and leading means”.
He stated that with the promulgation of the current Constitution was born what is known today as the Venezuelan justice system, established in its article 297, whose central objective is to protect the exercise of the political rights of the population.
He stressed that the TSJ’s Electoral Chamber is the only and highest instance of the electoral litigation jurisdiction, which makes its decisions mandatory mandates”.
After their speech, the candidates present committed in writing to provide their collaboration and submit the required collections as evidence and certification for The results of the survey are evaluated. This commitment was not signed by the candidate Enrique Marquez.
At the end of the hearing, several presidential candidates made brief appearances before the media. Claudio Fermín (Solutions for Venezuela) said that “the publication of the results table by table is a necessary contribution to transparency and is a contribution to the tranquility of the country”.
Javier Bertucci (Esperanza por el Cambio) requested the TSJ to submit the minutes and voting papers. Daniel Ceballo (Popular Will) also spoke in this regard.
José Brito (Partido Primero Venezuela) also demanded that the electoral documentation be shown in order to “the tranquility of the country” and warned about the seriousness of not showing up Edmundo González, He was held responsible for the violent acts that occurred last Monday and Tuesday in the country.
Also made statements the head of state, who confirmed to all Venezuelans that «at the absolute disposal of the highest electoral court in Venezuelan legislation and Constitution».
Maduro Moros added: «We are prepared to hand over 100 percent of the minutes and everything that is required to be reviewed by the highest court of justice, as provided for in the legislation».
The head of state addressed directly to the candidate of the Democratic Platform: We have been summoned by the courts to deal with all ten candidates, and we have attended nine. The fascist candidate, González Urrutia, was absent again. Mr González Urrutia, if you do not respect the CNE or the Supreme Court of Justice, what are you trying to do? ».
The Venezuelan president resorted to the electoral dispute to guarantee the transparency of last Sunday’s event, whose results were not recognized by the extreme right, that so far has not shown any evidence of alleged irregularities.
The opposition tried to supplant the electoral power, which is the only one recognized by the Constitution to issue election results, and to impose its candidate as the winner of the elections. After the failure of that plan, he incited violent acts by criminal groups that were presented as campaign commandos or peaceful demonstrators.
Among other vandalism, these groups burned regional election offices, polling stations and contingency broadcasting centres, all with the intention of destroying voting machines, electoral documentation and other means that contribute to transparency in the presidential election. In parallel, the CNE’s results transmission infrastructure was subjected to massive computer attacks.