The Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs, Justice and Peace of Venezuela The electoral ban imposed by Resolution 72, which establishes mandatory rules for the Venezuelan population that cannot be broken before the elections this Sunday, began this Friday at midnight.
The rules will be valid until 11:59 p.m. local timenext Monday, once the presidential elections of July 28 have taken place.
Among the actions that are prohibited, the Venezuelan government highlights:
- Border closure
- Implementation of the Dry Law
- Prohibition to carry weapons
- Celebration of meetings or public events 24 hours before the start of the electoral process
Elections in Venezuela: what is the electoral ban?
The electoral ban is defined as “electoral silence” either “reflection journey” where voters must comply with certain social prohibitions and policies before the start of the elections.
The main objective of these measures is to protect citizens and their right to participate in the electoral process, for which more than 21 million people from different parts of the country are called to vote.
Elections in Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro, in his closing campaign, assured that the “next 50 years” are defined
In view of the elections next Sunday in Venezuela, both President Nicolás Maduro, who will seek his third consecutive term, and Edmundo González Urrutia, with the support of the disqualified opposition leader María Corina Machado, closed their respective campaigns. In this context, the streets of Caracas were overflowing with expectations for the elections, which generate concern throughout the region.
“Back on the streets, from end to end“!,” the president celebrated before a crowd that filled the emblematic Bolivar Avenue. “People in the streets saying: victory, people’s victory!“.
During his speech, Maduro highlighted: “We have established a new political, social, cultural majority, which will be expressed with a resounding electoral majoritynot only have we united Chavismo, we are all united without a single crack, a single block of force.” Earlier, in an act in Maracaibo, capital of the oil state Zulia, He promised a triumph wielding a saber of the Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar.
Source: Ambito
