August 10, 2005
International observers guaranteed electoral process

(El Nacional) - "The international observers' delegations that were present during local elections in Venezuela on Sunday August 7th 2005, concluded the process was done correctly and therefore deserves its full support.

This was confirmed by José Thompson, director of the Electoral Advise and Promotion Centre (CAPEL) and spokesperson for the delegations that were in Venezuela during local elections.

He explained that the group of international observers was distributed in 14 states around the country, where they could verify the growing support given to Venezuelan electoral institutionalisation, despite the level of participation shown at the polls (...)".