{"id":2294085,"date":"2024-07-13T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-nicolas-maduro-appears-13-times-on-the-ballot-for-venezuelas-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T18:24:47","slug":"why-nicolas-maduro-appears-13-times-on-the-ballot-for-venezuelas-presidential-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-nicolas-maduro-appears-13-times-on-the-ballot-for-venezuelas-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nicol\u00e1s Maduro appears 13 times on the ballot for Venezuela\u2019s presidential election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-nicolas-maduro-appears-13-times-on-the-ballot-for-venezuelas-presidential-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2062 the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a> in Venezuela, where\u200b incumbent Nicol\u00e1s Maduro appears 13 times\u200c on the ballot, representing different \u2062political groups. The election is crucial for Venezuela as it faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raul-castro-steps-down-as-leader-of-cubas-communist-party\/\" title=\"Raul Castro steps down as leader of Cuba\u2019s Communist Party\">severe economic crisis<\/a> and the outcome could\u200b determine the country&#8217;s future for\u2064 the next\u2064 six\u2062 years. The article\u2062 also highlights the confusion that may \u2064arise among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-unveils-stop-w-o-k-e-act-in-challenge-to-crt\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis unveils \u2018Stop W.O.K.E. Act\u2019 in challenge to CRT\">voters due<\/a> to the large number of candidates\u2062 and their multiple appearances on the ballot. Despite challenges \u200csuch as voter registration \u2063requirements and lack of information, many Venezuelans are determined to cast \u200ctheir votes carefully. The article emphasizes the significance of this election \u2064in\u2064 the midst of Venezuela&#8217;s \u200bpolitical\u200c and\u2064 economic turmoil.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Why Nicolas Maduro appears 13 times on the ballot for Venezuela\u2019s presidential election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/associated-press\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T13:51:27-04:00\">July 13, 2024 1:51 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701101\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) \u2014<\/strong> His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are squinting slightly: The first candidate you\u2019ll likely see on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-6f6abae4f1ba5b250ca875456bfa5c10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the ballot in Venezuela\u2019s upcoming presidential<\/a> election is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-anatomy-of-a-stolen-election-the-fraud-cannot-stand\/\" title=\"The Anatomy of a Stolen Election \u2013 The Fraud Cannot Stand\">incumbent seeking reelection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike some of his nine challengers, Maduro shows up not once or twice, but a whopping 13 times on the ballot \u2014 and he\u2019s certain to catch the voters\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n<p>Each time, it\u2019s for one of the several political groups he is representing in the highly anticipated July 28 presidential election. Maduro takes up the entire first of the ballot\u2019s four rows while the rest of the candidates\u2019 photos are sprinkled here and there, including that of former diplomat Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia, the only contender with real chances of denying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> a third term.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the sheer number of Maduro\u2019s images appearing on the ballot belies the seriousness of the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela faces its toughest electoral test in decades. The outcome could give Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist\u2019s policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economic<\/a> crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s electoral rules allow for candidates\u2019 pictures to appear on the ballots \u2014 the electronic ones within Venezuela and printed for those voting abroad \u2014 as many times as the number of parties that support them. This year\u2019s ballot has 38 pictures, each with every candidate\u2019s name and party underneath.<\/p>\n<p>Seasoned Venezuelan voters are also used to seeing many candidates on the touchscreens used in the South American country\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p>But for some, that many photos could be confusing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get dizzy when I see Maduro so many times on that card, but I know that the danger is in the candidates who do not represent us,\u201d said Sonia Guevara, a 38-year-old office worker, referring to some opposition candidates who are seen close to the government.<\/p>\n<p>Such an example is the case of Luis Mart\u00ednez, the candidate from \u201cAcci\u00f3n Democr\u00e1tica\u201d \u2014 Democratic Action party or AD for short \u2014 a traditional opposition group whose leadership was suspended months ago by the Maduro-loyal top court.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez decided not to support Gonz\u00e1lez, the contender of the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-maduro-opposition-machado-ac96fd2f93a5a8d702e7e8a905f1ca29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>opposition\u2019s Unitary Platform coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is confusing. I have had to explain to my mother many times that the AD on the card is not the AD she always votes for,\u201d Guevara said. \u201cMy mom is 71 years old, and I tell her not to vote for AD this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez is featured three times on the ballot. Mart\u00ednez, who is considered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polish-lawmakers-back-border-wall-with-belarus-to-stop-surge-of-migrants\/\" title=\"Polish Lawmakers Back Border Wall with Belarus to Stop Surge of Migrants\">government ally<\/a>, shows up six times.<\/p>\n<p>The number of eligible voters ahead of this month\u2019s election is estimated to be around 17 million. Another 4 million Venezuelans living abroad are registered to vote, but only about 69,000 met the government-set requirements to cast ballots overseas. Costly and time-consuming government prerequisites to register, lack of information and a mandatory proof of legal residency in a host country kept many migrants from signing up to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Francisco Maldonado, a 50-year-old merchant in Caracas, is ready to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, I think we all know who we are going to vote for, but more than ever we have to be careful, the same care we have when we use an ATM,\u201d Maldonado said. \u201cWe cannot make a mistake when marking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s exact population is unclear as the last census in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/South-America\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South American<\/a> country was conducted in 2011. At the time, it concluded there were 27.2 million people \u2014 but since the country\u2019s political, economic and social crisis over the last decade, more than 7.7 million have left.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Dib, Venezuela Program Director at WOLA, a Washington-based nongovernmental organization focused on human rights in the Americas, said that even if it\u2019s common that a candidate\u2019s face is repeated on the ballot, being 13 times on it, makes Maduro \u201cvisually the easiest to identify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considering that the opposition faction supporting Gonz\u00e1lez has no access to official media in Venezuela, Dib said \u201cthe opposition has a harder time educating voters on how to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also noted there are other confusing matters \u2014 some parties are using the same colors on the ballot as those supporting Maduro. And one candidate from an opposition faction was allowed to use the same color as the main opposition candidate group.<\/p>\n<p>That, Dib said, \u201calso creates confusion and it violates the rules of the CNE,\u201d she said, referring to the acronym in Spanish for the national electoral council.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the electoral law allows parties to substitute candidates 10 days before election day, although that change may not be reflected on the ballots, which have already been programmed on the electronic machines or printed for the vote abroad.<\/p>\n<p>If people vote for a candidate who has been replaced, Dib said, \u201cthose votes casted will be null.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701101\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701101\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming presidential election in Venezuela features incumbent Nicol\u00e1s Maduro appearing 13 times on the ballot, representing various political groups. 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