In an extremely important victory for the opposition, the Comision Nacional Electoral (CNE) approved the question posed in the referendum requested by more tha two million Venezuelans on Nov. 4th. The CNE considered that the question is clear and can be answered simply by a Yes or No vote as required. According to the CNE the question is not a recall question as it asks the President to voluntarily resign and thus is not binding.
The decision places the ball on the Government’s court, pressuring the Chavez administration to go along with the referendum or reveal its true undemocratic character. Its reaction will decide the dynamics in Venezuelan politics for weeks to come. Up to now, the Governmnet had always said that the referendum was not Constitutional, refusing to accept the possibility of having it take place.
(For those that like legalese here is the link to the legal opinion of the CNE’s lawyer)
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