Bureaucracy governs 21 of the 23 states of Venezuela, as well as the metropolitan Mayorship of Caracas, but the soundings indicate that in the elections of November it could lose several of those places.

Chávez has put a great interest in the regional elections of November. News photo Flash

“There are no precedents in the political history of Venezuela of an event as this one… I am useful to make a call and”why no? , also like Chief of State… to all the political parties, as much of the revolutionary field as of the contrarrevolucionaria opposition… that follow the example of the United Socialist Party, (PSUV) “, Chávez said after to vote.

Surrounded by his daughters, some grandsons and civil servants of the government, the agent chief executive spoke with journalists after voting past the noon.

“We called to registry and () he registered a gigantic amount (of citizens in the party). About my more optimistic estimations he had thought than that one call was going to be taken care of by a million, million and average of people but all the records were broken, of 5, almost 6 million and average of aspirings to militants, soon all that went praising/pouring off”, said Chávez.

According to the calculations of the PSUV, he has more than 5 million of enrolled for the election and about 5,000 politicians inhale to the 23 governments and 337 mayorships of the country.

“We, the town Are something historical… now, have the opportunity to say who wants it represents that it”, I say Rodrigo Zea, conductor of bus of 50 years who made the tail to vote under an umbrella rain in the heat of. Previously, the cupolas of the parties presented/displayed to their candidates without consultation with the bases, added.

The state channel transmitted in the morning from shortly after the 4:00 the opening of the first schools qualified like voting centers.

In the Venezuelan capital some centers at least registered a constant tail of 10 people, but the process was fast, “for that reason the voters do not have to hope”, said to Irma Martinez, of 30 years, table member.

Maria Mateo, housewife of 60 years commented her opinion on the great amount of candidates who postulate themselves: “he is not bad, is good that people come to the light who one did not know, because therefore they give more opportunity you to choose”.

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In order to be elect candidate from the PSUV, the aspirings must obtain half plus one of the votes or have an advantage of at least 15% with respect to his nearer contendor.

In case no of those two conditions is fulfilled, the direction of the PSUV or own president Chávez will decide the candidacies. One hopes that the next Thursday is announced the final results.

After to choose their candidates, the PSUV will have to decide with their allied organizations, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) and Mother country For All (obrerista), how the electoral alliance will take shape.

Across, a dozen of opposition parties sets out to choose unitary candidates by consensus or, in case of not obtaining it, through the opinion polls, and would have to announce them in the month of June.

Interest?

The vice-president of the PSUV, Alberto Red Müller, said that the “voting of the aspirings to militants exceeds the million and average of votes. We have that appreciation. We do not have numbers because the CNE has not given numbers us”, reviewed Globovisión.

It said that the appreciation of the international observers has been “very comforting”, in particular with respect to just a short time with whom they counted to prepare the process. “the CNE, to prepare an election, normally takes four months, we did it to we in three weeks”, said.

Müller was useful to congratulate to the militants of the party and all the town of Venezuela to allow the Pacific development of these elections. (AP/AFP)