The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) declared as unconstitutional the omission by the National Assembly (AN), an instance that has been in contempt since 2016; in the designation of the members of the National Electoral Council (CNE).
By means of a sentence, the Constitutional Chamber also declared itself competent to “hear and resolve the claim for legislative omission of the National Assembly in contempt”.
This Thursday, the opposition parties Soluciones para Venezuela; Cambiemos; Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS); Avanzada Progresista; Comite de Oganizacion Politica Electoral Independiente (Copei) and Esperanza por el Cambio; asked the Judiciary branch to declare the legislative omission and appoint new CNE rectors.
At a press conference, Felipe Mujica, secretary of the MAS; clarified that it has not been possible to appoint new electoral authorities due to the fact that two-thirds legislative parts are required, as well as he pointed out that the Constitutional Chamber would receive the arguments after the Commission appointed by the AN will not achieve the objectives in this regard.
“Venezuela has been trying to settle a body that guarantees rights for a year now, and that has not been possible to resolve through the AN. In realizing this, today on behalf of political organizations we have made the decision to come to the courtroom to declare the legislative omission and proceed to appoint a new CNE that guarantees legal times”, said Mujica.
In this sense, the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ instructed the CNE “to adapt the electoral regulations for the election of indigenous deputies respecting their traditions and customs.”
