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2017-08-03 Caribbean-Latin America

E-voting firm: Venezuela turnout figures 'manipulated'

[Al Jazeera] The firm that provided Venezuela's election technology has cast doubt on the outcome of its polls for a new assembly, saying the turnout figures were "manipulated".

Government-allied electoral authorities say more than eight million people voted on July 30, a turnout figure that has been disputed by the opposition and independent analysts and condemned by many nations in the region and beyond.

In a statement issued in London on Wednesday, Smartmatic, which has provided voting machines to Venezuela for the past decade, said: "Based on the robustness of our system, we know, without any doubt, that the turnout of the recent election for a National Constituent Assembly was manipulated."

Al Jazeera's John Holman, reporting from Caracas, said the development was "a big bombshell".

"It is a blow to the government, but the government is going to continue right on with what they are doing," he said. "For the opposition, this is just more proof of what they were already saying on Sunday."

Posted by Fred 2017-08-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top
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#1 Smartmatic, which has provided voting machines to Venezuela for the past decade

they realize that there will be NO future votes if Maduro succeeds

Posted by Frank G 2017-08-03 11:42|| 2017-08-03 11:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course there will be voting - there won't be buying of new machines to replace broken ones.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-03 11:50|| 2017-08-03 11:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Five, six, no TEN Million voted from a polling station in el Presidente-for-Life's office late in the election day?

Posted by magpie 2017-08-03 11:53|| 2017-08-03 11:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Five, six, no TEN Million voted from a polling station in el Presidente-for-Life's office late in the election day?

~~Had to wait until they got off work.~~

Posted by Jumbo Turkeyneck8847 2017-08-03 13:45|| 2017-08-03 13:45|| Front Page Top

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