July
7, 2004
Venezuela
invites observers to referendum
(United Press International, reproduced by
Washington Times. com) - "Venezuela has
invited international observers from the Carter
Center and the Organization of the American States
to monitor its upcoming presidential referendum.
'Without any doubt' the groups will be invited
to the election, said Jorge Rodríguez,
member of Venezuela's National Electoral Council.
The council will also invite electoral tribunals
hailing from Latin American nations, El Universal
newspaper reported. The Atlanta-based Carter Center
is headed up by former President Jimmy Carter.
Both the Carter Center and OAS oversaw the signature
count that ratified the opposition's call for
a referendum vote on President Hugo Chávez".
