Venezuela, electoral campaign continues ahead of presidential elections

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*Pres. Maduro denounces hate campaign led by the Far-Right *Pres. Maduro held meeting with workers and entrepreneurs

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00:00We go live now to our special envoy, Junos Soner, in Caracas.

00:04Junos, hello, welcome to From the South.

00:05What is the latest information ahead of the July 28th presidential election in Venezuela?

00:14Good afternoon, Pablo, from here, Caracas, Venezuela,

00:17and good afternoon to all our viewers on Telesur English.

00:21The campaign is continuing.

00:23Yesterday, on Wednesday, the president and candidate for re-election,

00:27Nicolás Maduro, has held a huge meeting in the Estadio Monumental Simón Bolívar,

00:33which is a baseball stadium, a huge one here in Caracas,

00:37with the working class representatives from the Bolivarian Socialist Trade Union.

00:43Here, the president proposed to introduce a new law,

00:47a special law against the blockade for the working class.

00:52That includes, among other topics,

00:54the construction of 3 million houses for the working class in the next years,

01:00in addition to the 5 million that have been constructed by the state in the recent years.

01:05It includes also the introduction of a new digital bank that provides easier access

01:12to credit for the working class and the amplification of a digital health family system.

01:19In addition to that, the president also traveled yesterday in the evening to the state of Lara,

01:24where he held another rally,

01:26in addition to the hundreds of rallies he has been doing throughout the country as well.

01:32Today, he is expected to meet the representatives of small business owners here in Caracas

01:38and we expect him to make here additional new proposals

01:41regarding the economic situation and future of this sector of society,

01:47once he gets re-elected, if he gets the vote, of course.

01:51On the oppositional side, there are also rallies and activities,

01:54but one is noteworthy especially.

01:57The candidate of the extreme right, Edmundo González,

02:01has invited representatives of the Partido Popular from Spain,

02:06an extreme right-wing party, to watch over the elections of July 28.

02:11Now, this has caused some criticism in the government here in Venezuela.

02:16William Castillo, who is the vice-minister responsible for policies against the blockade,

02:22called this invitation outside of law or, let's say, illegal,

02:27because, Castillo stated,

02:29only the National Election Council has the authority

02:33to invite international watchers to attend the election process.

02:37So, this is going to be another hotly debated topic here today.

02:41We expect both sides, government candidate Nicolás Maduro,

02:46as well as opposition candidates, to hold more activities and rallies throughout the day

02:50and we will continue accompanying them throughout the day

02:54when they hold their rallies or press conferences.

02:57This is for the time being the situation here in Caracas.

03:00Generally speaking, everything is advancing calmly.

03:03There are already signs of election posters and campaigns on the streets.

03:07We see a lot of posters on the streets, a lot of publicity.

03:12We saw more from Nicolás Maduro, but also some opposition candidates

03:16have put up their posters calling the voters to vote for them.

03:24Thank you, Yunus, for these latest updates on the Venezuelan panorama before the elections.

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