Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Venezuela's supreme court tightens conditions for recall referendum against Maduro

Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) late on Monday tightened the conditions for a recall referendum to be called against President Nicolas Maduro.



In a statement, it explained that the signatures of 20 percent of the electorate would have to be collected in each of the country's 24 states, and not totally nationwide.

The country's Constitution does not establish if the 20 percent threshold should be tallied nationally or counted in every region, according to legal experts. The opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) had stated the threshold should be counted nationally.

They will have just three days, between Oct. 26-28, to gather signatures by 20 percent of registered voters, or 3,893,127 people.

"The failure to collect this percentage in any of the states or the Capital District, will negate the valid calling of the presidential recall referendum," said the TSJ statement.

Furthermore, the court said that the collection of signatures would not automatically lead to a referendum against Maduro.
 [china.org.cn]
19/10/16

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