Venezuela at the crossroads
NOVANEWS
By Jordan Woll
In a significant escalation in the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela the hard-right opposition held an illegal plebiscite on July 16. On the ballot was among other things a resolution to stage a military coup against President Nicolas Maduro.
This election was less than representative and had many irregularities. Many voters were observed voting multiple times in multiple locations and there was no electronic or even analog system in place to prevent this. The plebiscite was not conducted through the country’s National Electoral Council. Duplicate social media posts from right wing accounts claiming to originate from far different locations showed the exact same image of voters participating. The alleged turnout of 8 million for the phony plebiscite has been ...