Tuesday, 08 December 2015. After an election day in Venezuela, the opposition won the parliamentary elections held this Sunday, of 167 seats were at least 99 deputies of the Democratic Unity (MUD), and 46 of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV); as well as reported during the early morning of this Monday the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tibisay Lucena.
After 1:00 am (local), the five rectors of the CNE headed by Tibisay Lucena, went to the press room where the national and international press waited; to offer the first official bulletin of the parliamentary elections. In this regard, the president of the governing body stressed that there was a 74.25 % stake, what she described as “extraordinary”; considering that a large number of voters joined to participate in this elections.
The head of the CNE in her first words stated that “the people of Venezuela has a civic spirit, we congratulate all of the Venezuelan people; the people took their decision of representatives to the National Assembly, congratulations on the great day for democracy”.
With the transmission of the 96.03 % of the records, Lucena announced that the MUD obtained 99 members, while the PSUV won 46, and clarified that so far there are 22 deputies to be defined (17 nominal, two for list and three indigenous seats); that is hoped that they will be determined by the Regional Boards of the CNE. She also said that some circuits of the states of Aragua, Carabobo, Lara, Amazonas and Monagas had not been determined.
According to the overall results and more specific offered by the holder of the CNE highlights: PSUV with 24 nominal representatives and 22 list vote, for a total of 46 deputies; while for the MUD 72 nominal representatives and 27 of the list vote, in total 99 delegates.
Following the report of Lucena, the president Nicolas Maduro recognized the defeat of the revolutionary party during his speech to the citizenship, attributing the result to an economic war. “We take this as a slap to wake up to face the future”, explained the president.
For its part, the MUD from its center of campaign held the results of these elections with a message of its general secretary, Jesus Torrealba: “The vote managed to democratically win a Government that is not democratic. The change began in Venezuela, the agenda of the peace beated”, he said.
Meanwhile it is expected to define the 19 deputies so far are not entirely determined, of which the majority of opposing sectors are sure that they have achieved at least 113 deputies.
The MUD with these deductions would oblige the government to recognize its counterpart, find an amnesty for 75 political prisoners, approve ordinary laws, among other relevant aspects to the Nation. It will be the January 6 2016 that these new members will assume their charge on the parliament.
ALFA