Caracas, July 28, 2024.- “People are voting, the system is very secure, with no incidents reported so far, the polling stations are set up, and the voting process is very quick,” Jorge Arreaza, the executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) said after voting at the Manuel Palacio Fajardo High School in 23 de Enero, Libertador municipality of Caracas.

Arreaza mentioned that July 28 commemorates the birth of Commander Hugo Chávez, “and the first thing I want to do is remember him and express my gratitude to him for leaving us an absolutely democratic country, and today is a demonstration of that, the country is in absolute tranquility.”

“We have had 31 elections, but there have been nearly 100,000 elections for Communal Councils and Communes since 2006, where the people, from their territory, democratically and actively elect their representatives,” he added.

He also stated that this is a day to reaffirm Venezuela’s independence through voting and to overcome any international interference.

“The communes are mobilized; today is a day for history (…) There are 10 candidates on the electronic ballot, and the people will know very well, with a big smile, which candidate to choose as the President of Venezuela,” he concluded.