ELECTORAL UNCERTAINTY IN VENEZUELA
The recent elections in Venezuela have been involved in an atmosphere of tension and uncertainty due to the short range (50.6%) with which the ‘Chavez’ candidate Nicolas Maduro, won the presidential election. In contrast to this, in October last election, the late Hugo Chavez received 55% compared to 44% of the candidate Capriles.
Today is worrying for the Venezuelan left, in this Sunday's elections the opposition has gained some ground in the Venezuelan social structure. The opposition candidate Henrique Capriles obtained 49.1%, showing that the work has been done Capriles, managed to inject energy and hope in a divided and battered opposition, and in turn increase the weight on the right and shorten the margin within public opinion.
Unhappy with the results, the opposition candidate for president of Venezuela said it will not accept the results and that while there is not a recount, the president-elect Nicolas Maduro will be an illegitimate president. With regard to the above, the OAS showed their support for Capriles candidate requests to conduct the recount of votes cast during the election.
Moreover it is important to emphasize the role that the late Chavez, played in the election campaign of Maduro. Chavez supporters when out to cast their vote said they had voted for the son of the commander (Maduro).
After all, something served the candidate Nicolas Maduro declared that his father, the commander had been presented as a bird.
I relate my news reading "The Reasoning Voter", the author uses the term "The reasoning voter" because it recognizes that voters argue about parties, candidates and public issues. He also says that voters have these premises and use them to make inferences from their observations of the world around them.
It also mentions that the campaigns and the media influence the voter framework and therefore this may influence the time of voting.
The author sees the vote as a form of collective action and said that elections are won only when enough people vote together. Knowing what the government is doing or has done can also affect the outcome of a vote.
Today is worrying for the Venezuelan left, in this Sunday's elections the opposition has gained some ground in the Venezuelan social structure. The opposition candidate Henrique Capriles obtained 49.1%, showing that the work has been done Capriles, managed to inject energy and hope in a divided and battered opposition, and in turn increase the weight on the right and shorten the margin within public opinion.
Unhappy with the results, the opposition candidate for president of Venezuela said it will not accept the results and that while there is not a recount, the president-elect Nicolas Maduro will be an illegitimate president. With regard to the above, the OAS showed their support for Capriles candidate requests to conduct the recount of votes cast during the election.
Moreover it is important to emphasize the role that the late Chavez, played in the election campaign of Maduro. Chavez supporters when out to cast their vote said they had voted for the son of the commander (Maduro).
After all, something served the candidate Nicolas Maduro declared that his father, the commander had been presented as a bird.
I relate my news reading "The Reasoning Voter", the author uses the term "The reasoning voter" because it recognizes that voters argue about parties, candidates and public issues. He also says that voters have these premises and use them to make inferences from their observations of the world around them.
It also mentions that the campaigns and the media influence the voter framework and therefore this may influence the time of voting.
The author sees the vote as a form of collective action and said that elections are won only when enough people vote together. Knowing what the government is doing or has done can also affect the outcome of a vote.
Adriana Ortega Hernández 140903
Comportamiento Político
Ciencia Política, UDLAP
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/world/americas/venezuelans-vote-for-successor-to-chavez.html?pagewanted=1
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