Venezuelan Electoral Council Opens 12 Polling Stations in Guayana Esequiba - teleSUR English
- Venezuela’s National Electoral Council will open 25 polling stations in Guayana Esequiba on May 25, 2025, for regional and parliamentary elections.
- This election follows the government’s rejection of the ICJ ruling and builds on a 2023 consultative referendum affirming Venezuelan territorial claims.
- Voters will choose one governor, seven Legislative Council members, and eight National Assembly deputies, with five candidates competing for governor.
- The electorate includes approximately 21,403 registered voters, among them 220 foreign nationals, while President Maduro pledged an “unbreakable” will to reclaim the territory.
- This election represents the first formal vote in Guayana Esequiba and may reinforce Venezuela’s sovereignty claims amid ongoing territorial disputes.
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Venezuelan Electoral Council Opens 12 Polling Stations in Guayana Esequiba - teleSUR English
Five candidates are vying to become the first governor of the state of Guayana Esequiba. On Wednesday, Conrado Perez, president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), announced that all preparations are complete for regional and parliamentary elections to be on Sunday in the state of Guayana Esequiba. RELATED: Venezuela Rejects ICJ Ruling on the Guayana Esequiba State’s Elections In this territorial entity, voters will elect one govern…
President Maduro: We Will Completely Recover Guayana Esequiba on May 25
“This Sunday, May 25, the people will elect for the first time in history the governor, deputies of the National Assembly, and members of the Legislative Councils for Guayana Esequiba,” the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said on Wednesday, May 21. He emphasized that the Venezuelan state’s will to safeguard its historical territorial rights over Guayana Esequiba is unwavering. In this regard, the Venezuelan president called his Guyanese …
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