Executive Director of Transparencia Electoral. Degree in International Relations from Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV). Candidate for a Master's Degree in Electoral Studies at Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM / Argentina).
In an attempt to give legitimacy to a fraudulent process, the CNE and the Foreign Ministry invited hundreds of members of social movements, civil associations and pro-government parties as “observers”.
Although the opposition has weathered the government's attacks with great flexibility and remains competitive, we are facing an election where the most fundamental democratic guarantees are clearly being violated.
Autocratic regimes use intervened or politicized electoral observation as a tactic to buy legitimacy and mitigate the influence of independent organizations.
Is one month enough to register and update the registry of more than 10 million people? It is clear that the will of the regime, through the CNE, is to deprive those 10 million Venezuelans from voting.
2022 was the sixth consecutive year of democratic regression. This persistent decline raises crucial questions about the viability and sustainability of democratic values on a global scale and the challenges facing the current political landscape.
Although international indexes classify Argentina's democracy with acceptable levels and its national elections are positively valued, there is a whole range of bad practices that have become naturalized.