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Venezuelans Head to Polls Amid Boycott Calls and Economic Uncertainty

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Venezuelan parliamentary and gubernatorial elections are scheduled to take place on May 25, but a lack of campaigning and enthusiasm among the population is evident, with opinion polls indicating that only around 35% of the population is planning to vote or is considering it. Some analysts believe that roughly half of this number, or slightly more, may ultimately participate in the election. The economic crisis in Venezuela, exacerbated by international sanctions, has driven up prices and affected consumption, further dampening public sentiment.

  1. VE
    Jorge Rodriguez
    United Socialist Party of Venezuela
    1. We are giving our all to win 24 governorships and consolidate a clear parliamentary majority. What we are sure of is that we will win again.
  2. VE
    Henrique Capriles
    Justice First
    1. We must vote as an act of resistance, of struggle.
  3. VE
    Humberto Villalobos
    Vente Venezuela
    1. We're facing the most brutal repression in recent years in the country. (The vote) is a comedy, a parody.
  4. VE
    Jesús Seguías
    Dataincorp
    1. There is a 36% undecided field regarding the issue of voting in our surveys. Abstentionism has an organic composition of 27% in the country.
    2. The opposition has been a solid majority in Venezuela since 2015, when it won those parliamentary elections, but not now. The government knows that. Both factions will be severely damaged in the elections, but in the opposition's case, it's because of the call for abstention. The lack of unity in the elections will weigh heavily.
  5. VE
    Wilmer Durán
    1. I haven't heard about elections anywhere. Of course, I'm not going to vote; I don't have anyone to vote for.
    2. I didn't even know there were elections next week. I'm just finding out.
  6. VE
    Griselda Souto
    1. I'm not going to vote; this time I haven't gotten involved in politics. I already voted last year. On Sunday, we'll be with family, resting. I don't even know who the candidates are where I live.
  7. VE
    José Luis Bohórquez
    1. I'm not going to vote. I don't believe anything this government says, and I'm not very interested in politics.
    2. We already went to vote, and what they did was make fun of us last year, going out to repress everyone. The government knows what the polls say. If they don't like knowing what people think about them, then don't ask, don't hold elections, we won't vote, and that's it.

sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.El Paìs
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.The Times of India
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Authoritarianism
  3. 3.Corruption
  4. 4.Electoral Fraud
  5. 5.Venezuela under Maduro

countries

  1. 1.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVE
  2. 2.GuyanaGY
  3. 3.ColombiaCO
  4. 4.CubaCU
  5. 5.SpainES
  6. 6.Russian FederationRU
  7. 7.United StatesUS
  8. 8.El SalvadorSV

organizations

  1. 1.United Socialist Party of Venezuela
  2. 2.Chevron
  3. 3.Acción Democrática
  4. 4.Avanzada Progresista
  5. 5.Cambiemos
  6. 6.Dataincorp
  7. 7.Democratic Unitary Platform
  8. 8.Justice First
  9. 9.National Constituent Assembly
  10. 10.National Election Commission
  11. 11.PSUV
  12. 12.Un Nuevo Tiempo

persons

  1. 1.Edmundo Gonzalez UrrutiaVE
  2. 2.María Corina MachadoVE
  3. 3.Nicolás MaduroVE
  4. 4.Henrique CaprilesVE
  5. 5.Diosdado CabelloVE
  6. 6.Donald TrumpUS
  7. 7.Juan Pablo GuanipaVE
  8. 8.Griselda SoutoVE
  9. 9.Humberto VillalobosVE
  10. 10.Jesús Castellanos
  11. 11.Jorge RodriguezVE
  12. 12.Manuel Rosales

technicals

  1. 1.Caribbean Sea
  2. 2.Chavismo