(2021-11-17). US Department of State Lashes Out at Venezuela's 21N Elections: President Maduro Responds. orinocotribune.com In an act of forceful repudiation, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro expressed regret at the statements issued by spokespeople for the US Department of State, who tried to disparage the upcoming regional and municipal elections overseen by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE). | Through the recent statement, the Biden administration once again assaulted Venezuelan sovereignty, meddling in the internal affairs of the South American nation by speaking aggressively and disrespectfully about the democratic process to be held next Sunday, November 21. | "It is shameful how the Department of State intends to…
(2021-11-17). President Maduro Rejects US Interference In Upcoming Elections. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro rejected the statements of the U.S. State Department seeking to discredit the subnational elections that will be held on November 21, a day in which over 20 million citizens will go to the polls to elect 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators, and 2,471 councilors. | RELATED: | Besides evidencing Washington's insolent and interventionist attitude, the Bolivarian leader recalled…
(2021-11-17). Enrique Márquez: CNE Could Not Process Changes in MUD Candidacy. orinocotribune.com Enrique Márquez, rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, informed that the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) candidate Carlos Ocariz resigned from the governorship race of Miranda state in the afternoon of November 11; however, it was registered with the CNE a day later, on November 12. "Consequently, they could not be processed in time, this is the honest truth," said the rector. | In an interview with Eduardo Rodríguez on the Unión Radio program
(2021-11-17). Belizian Observers To Engage In Venezuelan Elections. telesurenglish.net Invited by the National Electoral Council (CNE), five Belizean electoral experts arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday to participate in the Nov. 21 subnational elections as international observers. | RELATED: | The delegation is made up of Belize's Election Office Secretary Conrad Lewis, the Public Administration Ministry Secretary Michelle Rodriguez, Election Office Technician Orlando Espat, Elections Office Director…
(2021-11-17). 21N Elections: Who Are the Carter Center's Electoral Mission Delegates? orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — Nov 16, 2021 | In October, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela and the Carter Center signed a memorandum of understanding to guarantee the impartiality and objectivity of the electoral observer mission that the latter body will deploy during the Venezuelan regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | The CNE promised to guarantee the observation mission freedom of access to its facilities, to facilities of the subordinate electoral bodies and to all relevant information regarding the elections. After the elections, the Carter Center mission is obliged to pres…