Proposal for a referendum supported by coup leader Guaidó to revoke Maduro's mandate fails, declares CNE (National Electoral Council).

247 - A request for a referendum to revoke Nicolás Maduro's mandate. recognized by the UNThe initiative failed, gathering only 42.421 signatures (1,01% of registered voters in the country). For the referendum to be called, organizers needed to collect signatures from 20% of eligible voters, or 4,2 million people, as established in Article 72 of the Venezuelan Constitution.

The petitions approved by the National Electoral Council were submitted by the Venezuelan Movement for the Recall (Mover), Todos Unidos pelo Referendo Revogatório (All United for the Recall Referendum), and the National Executive Committee of Confedejunta, together with the National and International Democracy Committee. The process was supported by coup leader Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself president in January 2019. 

The opposition attributes the result to the short period established for collecting signatures, of 12 hours. 1.200 signature collection centers were activated. 

"Since this request was granted without merit, a new request for a Revocatory Referendum against the mandate of the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, is also declared inadmissible, as established in article 72 of the Constitution," says the CNE. 

Subscribe to 247, Support via Pix, Subscribe to TV 247, in the channel Cuts 247 and watch: