The Head of the Electoral Board should resign if he is nominated to the Supreme Court

July 1, 2004

And speaking of true colors, I was totally flabbergasted by the news that the President of the Consejo Nacional Electoral, Francisco Carrasquero, was either proposed or has proposed himself for Justice of the Supreme Court to fill the twelve new positions in that Court. He is President of an Electoral Board that will be making critical decisions in the next few weeks which will require his independence and impartiality. Thus, there seems to be a big conflict of interest to allow his nomiantion when one side in the electoral dispute holds the majority required to name him to that Court. Will this influence his decisions? Nobody knows, but it certainly places him unnecessarily in a position where there is the possibility of strong conflicts of interest. At best, Mr. Carrasquero has shown, once again, to lack the common sense and balance required for the position he holds. I believe he should resign from his current post if his name will be considered during the periods in which he will be make decisions that may affect the outcome of the recall referendum and a possible Presidential election. That is the only honorable thing for him to do.

This entry was posted on July 1, 2004 at 12:51 am and is filed under Venezuela.

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