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Posted by David Smilde | Jul 6, 2015 | Analysis
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Uruguayan Luis Almagro, announced late last week that he was seeking to visit Venezuela to talk to all sides of the political struggle there. High on his agenda...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Aug 21, 2012 | Analysis
A few weeks ago the National Electoral Council (CNE) extended an invitation to the Carter Center to “accompany” the October 7 presidential election rather than “observe” it. The Carter Center had hesitations about such election...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Jul 20, 2012 | Analysis
As reported last week, it looks like there will be no significant international observation during the presidential elections. Based on the National Electoral Council’s (CNE) view that Venezuela is a sovereign country, and that...
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