Venezuela invites election observes

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela invites election observes
Updated: 2013-03-13 15:07
( Xinhua)

CARACAS - Venezuelan electoral authorities said Tuesday that they had invited international organizations to observe the upcoming presidential election.

Invitations had been extended to the Union of South American Nations, the Southern Common Market and some 50 other international bodies, said the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The race to determine the successor of Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5, will be held on April 14, and some 18.9 million people are eligible to vote, according to the CNE.

So far the CNE has recognized seven of the eight applicants for candidacy, including acting President Nicolas Maduro from the ruling party and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

More:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-03/13/content_16305647.htm

[bemildred]

1. Unlike say, the USA, which considers that it's elections are just peachy and need no scrutiny.