- Title: Venezuela's National Assembly opens investigation into electoral council leaders
- Date: 2nd August 2017
- Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (AUGUST 2, 2017) (REUTERS) VENEZUELA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DURING SESSION OPPOSITION LEADER FREDDY GUEVARA TALKING DURING SESSION (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OPPOSITION LEADER FREDDY GUEVARA, SAYING: "What will Tibisay Lucena (head of the CNE, the National Electoral Council) and the rest of the rectors do in the face of this situation? What will they say? That the American empire brainwashed the people of Smartmatic and Smartmatic, which was once excellent for one thing, is now is the devil." VARIOUS OF BUSINESS OFFICIALS FROM ARGENTINA AND CANADA DURING SESSION (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OPPOSITION LEADER FREDDY GUEVARA, SAYING: "This National Assembly will open the investigation and we also formally request that the public ministry open an investigation into the rectors of the CNE (National Electoral Council) for this very serious event and we call for the prudent, or the little sensibility there is among the high-ranking military command, so that this situation does not get worse than it already is. What will they do tomorrow? They intend to come here and install a constitutional and electoral fraud." VARIOUS OF LAWMAKERS SHOUTING (Spanish): "FRAUDE!" ('Fraud!')
- Embargoed: 16th August 2017 17:15
- Keywords: National Assembly constituent assembly investigation into CNE after Smarmatic audit
- Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
- City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
- Country: Venezuela
- Topics: Lawmaking,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016SGSC3R
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