Cristina Kirchner demands Venezuela publish the minutes: “For the sake of Chávez’s own legacy”

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández on Saturday called on Venezuelan electoral authorities to publish the minutes of the recent presidential elections. She stressed the need for transparency for Venezuelans, the opposition and in the name of democracy.

He also said, at a forum organized by Mexico’s ruling National Regeneration Movement party, that transparency is important in respect of the “legacy” of Hugo Chavez, the president who died in 2013.

“I ask you, not only for the Venezuelan people, for the opposition, for democracy, for Hugo Chavez’s legacy, that you publish the minutes. That is what we ask so that everyone can scrutinize them, international public opinion, the opposition, the people of Venezuela,” he said.

In line with a statement previously issued by the governments of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, the Commission expressed its full support for the request for the expedited publication of data broken down by voting table.

Despite reports of an alleged hacking According to the CNE, the former president initially prevented the publication of the minutes, but the minutes can be used to verify the results. She stressed that the vote count covered 96.87% of the votes and that the electoral participation and the results obtained by each candidate are detailed.

Cristina Fernández also expressed optimism about the return of María Corina Machado, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, who emerged from hiding to lead a massive rally in Caracas.

“I was very worried because the main opposition leader was in hiding, but today I saw her leading a march in Caracas, so fortunately she has been in hiding for a short time, which is very good because hiding is something very ugly, very bad,” she said.

Speaking about the situation in Venezuela, the former Argentine president stressed the complexity of the political context and the impact of violence on the population, which she believes has been exacerbated by the “economic blockade” imposed by the United States.

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