More news. The President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, has said anyone who does not accept the Supreme Court ruling is "out of the democratic game" and will not be able to participate in future elections. Rodriguez also announced that the Law on Political Parties will be reformed to ban "‘fascists" from running - which in the government's eyes is pretty much the entire opposition. As I warned, the Supreme Court manoeuvre was never about clarifying the vote, it was about delaying the publication of the results and setting the legal basis to go after anyone and everyone who questions the the CNE and asks that it (as well as other state institutions) abide by the law. Machine translation of article from El Impulso https://www.elimpulso.com/2024/08/22/jorge-rodriguez-advierte-que-quien-no-acate-la-sentencia-del-tsj-esta-fuera-del-juego-democratico-22ago/
Jorge Rodríguez warns that anyone who does not comply with the TSJ ruling ‘is out of the democratic game’. By El Impulso- 22 August, 202411 Jorge Rodríguez, who holds the presidency of the National Assembly, emphasised the need to abide by the recent ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) that upholds the election results of the National Electoral Council (CNE). According to Rodríguez, failure to comply with this decision will result in exclusion from the ‘democratic game’. ‘If they want to enter the democratic game, the first thing they have to do is abide by this ruling. Whoever does not abide by this ruling is out of the democratic game, whoever does not abide by this ruling is in contempt of court,’ Rodríguez said in a statement. The Assembly president also warned that those who ignore this ruling will not be able to register candidacies for the elections of deputies, governors or mayors, as the new Law of Political Parties will prohibit it. ‘It is mandatory, it is unequivocal. We all have to abide by it. It is obligatory,’ he stressed. Rodríguez described the TSJ ruling as an ‘act of wisdom’ and a necessary measure for the defence of peace and stability in the country. This pronouncement follows the decision of the Electoral Chamber of the TSJ, which validated the results of the 28 July presidential election announced by the CNE, where Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner for the 2025-2031 term. The president of the TSJ, Caryslia Rodríguez, confirmed that the CNE's results are backed by the minutes of the voting machines and fully coincide with the databases. ‘The results issued by the CNE are unobjectionably certified and validated,’ she concluded. Rodríguez announces reform of the Political Parties Law Jorge Rodríguez announced an imminent reform to the Law on Political Parties, Public Meetings and Demonstrations. The main objective of this amendment is to prevent so-called ‘fascists’ from running for public office in Venezuela, especially with a view to the parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for 2025. Rodríguez defined ‘fascists’ as those who promote coups, advocate foreign intervention or incite violence, including political crimes. He also mentioned that those who do not abide by the recent Supreme Court ruling, which validates the results of the 28 July elections, will also be considered in this category. The president of the legislature did not specify a timetable for the implementation of these legal changes, leaving open the possibility of future debates on the issue. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31788): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31788 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/108049796/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
