The National
Constituent Assembly is intended to further develop the country's
democracy and help ease tensions with the opposition.
Hundreds of
thousands of Venezuelans from across the country lined up long before
dawn to cast their ballots on Sunday for the National Constituent
Assembly.
Polling
stations opened at 6 a.m. local time, following a bugle wake-up call
and fireworks. Almost 20 million Venezuelans are registered to vote
for 545 members of the National Constituent Assembly.
The head of
the CNE, Tibisay Lucena, said Friday that the fingerprint-based
voting process is automated and guaranteed that the rule of "one
elector, one vote" will be in place. The rule prohibits voters
from voting more than once.
Lucena said
the election process for the National Constituent Assembly is audited
by local and international entities, and that her organization will
ensure and protect the Venezuelan people's right to vote, despite
recent threats by the opposition to stage violent protests and
prevent the election.
"We
continue to implement security measures to guarantee Venezuelans the
extra security we are accustomed to," Lucena said in an
interview.
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