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0 pointspitiburi13y ago0 comments

Please correct yourself. There was a recount, and it ended up showing there was no irregularities. And No, it is not a partisan opinion. Unless you think Jimmy Carter and hundreds of other organizations controlling the vote AND the recount are part of a communist plot.

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cjfont13y ago· 2 in thread

There was no recount, at least not one that would be considered acceptable by most standards. If I'm wrong please provide a link.

paradoja13y ago

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1577180-venezuela-cuenta-otra-vez...

cjfont13y ago

Would you accept an audit conducted behind closed doors, which for unknown reasons did not include the electoral notebooks uniquely identifying each voter, for an election that had more than 3,200 irregularities[1] including instances of individuals attempting to vote multiple times? I wouldn't, and I'm not sure Jimmy Carter would either.

[1] http://rt.com/news/venezuela-presidential-election-results-8...

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thepumpkin197913y ago· 1 in thread

What recount? I'm Venezuelan, there was no recount.

pitiburiOP13y ago

No matter how many times you repeat a lie, it is still a lie.

jzwinck13y ago· 1 in thread

Well I won't edit my parent comment now because it might make your reply here look strange. But whether there was (or even should have been) a recount was hardly my point. It was just to illustrate that Washington has a history of political disagreement with Caracas, it goes both ways, and the recent elections haven't settled things.

pitiburiOP13y ago

Well, if that is your point, it is indeed a valid one. I would say that there are not disagreements but a growing mismatch in the strategic goals of both countries. The more Venezuela looks for building a diversified economy (thus leaving the role of an oil-only USA-only extra-cheap supplier), the more USA will press Venezuela government to subdue it to do what they want. That has nothing to do with being rightist or leftist, or with human rights, or any of that. It's only about geopolitics and USA goals and needs. But yes, you are right, the recent elections haven't settled things.

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