September 12, 2003
CNE rejected
petitions
(BBC
Mundo) - The National Electoral Council (CNE)
rejected the signed petitions that were delivered
by the opposition asking to revoke President's
Chavez mandate. "This council declares inadmissible
the petition for referendum delivered on August
20th ", President of the CNE Francisco Carrasquero
told to the press.
President
Chávez arrived to half his mandate on August
19 and the Constitution states that a revoking
referendum can be made once this date has passed.
Carrasquero
indicated that the signatures were rejected because
they were collected before half of the presidential
period was through. He also said that there were
some mistakes on the formal procedures related
to the forms that were attached to the petition.
