Venezuelan parliament appoints new members of the National Electoral Council

On August 24th, Venezuela’s National Assembly named five primary and ten alternate members to the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The announcement came from the legislative body’s president, Jorge Rodríguez.

Among the primary members is the current general comptroller, Elvis Amoroso.

Other primary members include Rosalba Gil, Acmé Nogal, Carlos Quintero, and Juan Carlos Del Pino.

Alternate members are:

• Conrado Pérez Briceño,
• Aura Rosa Hernández Moreno,
• Imad Saab Saab,
• Fabio Enrique Zavarse Pabón,
• Leonel Enrique Parica Hernández,
• Gustavo Adolfo Vizcaíno Gil,
• Francisco Garcés,
• Antonieta De Stefano Ramírez,
• Julio Alfonso Ramírez Cuica, and
• Ana Julia Niño Gamboa.

These newly appointed members will oversee the 2024 presidential elections.

Following the announcement, the assembly president swore in the new members for the 2024 and 2025 elections.

This appointment followed the March resignation of ten CNE members, allowing the Parliament to select new leadership.

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