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*In Namibia, presidential elections went from Wednesday to Saturday, marred by controversy and chaos. *In Venezuela, the 6th ALBA-TCP Tourism Ministers Meeting was held in context of 17th International Tourism Fair. teleSUR

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00:00And in Spain, citizens in Valencia took to the streets on Saturday to protest against

00:04the political management of the deadly floods that left 230 people dead.

00:08The large demonstration comes a month after the tragedy.

00:12Protesters rallied through the city center shouting, Mazón, resign, in reference to

00:16the regional president of Valencia, Carlos Mazón.

00:19Local and union organizations called for the large demonstration under slogans like, Your

00:23negligence is our misfortune, and Valencia is all of us.

00:27The torrential rains that fell on October 29th resulted in a violent flood, water, and

00:32mud that overflowed several localities in the west and south of Valencia.

00:37Victims criticized the regional executive for not warning citizens well in advance of

00:42the danger, as well as the late reaction of the administrations to deploy aid.

00:52In Namibia, on Saturday, top opposition presidential candidate Pantoleni Itola said his party would

00:56not recognize the results of a controversial extended election marred by chaos and allegations

01:01of foul play.

01:02He made the comment shortly before polling stations closed on Saturday.

01:06Initially, election day was this past Wednesday, November 27th, but having a reduced number

01:11of polling stations led to very long queues and many people stepping away.

01:14Therefore, the election was extended until this Saturday, November 30th.

01:19Leading opposition candidate Itola of the Independent Patriots for Change Party is hoping

01:23to end 34 years of rule in the Southwest African People's Organization, SWAPO.

01:29Opposition parties have complained about the chaos and alleged voter suppression by the

01:32authorities in the face of a strong turnout for their ruling party's rivals.

01:39It was reported by our legitimately registered representatives in various of the polling

01:47stations.

01:49We as IPC and the IPC leadership have reached an unshakable principled decision to make

01:56a statement to the press and to the nation at large, that we are people that believes

02:03in the rule of law, and we are principled in that regard.

02:08The IPC will not and shall not recognize the outcome of these elections, whether these

02:19outcomes signals a win for the presidential candidate of the IPC, whether a win for the

02:27parliamentary seats of the IPC, whether they suggest a runoff because of the outcome.

02:36In Venezuela, the people, along with the army and the police, joined forces in a nationwide

02:41drill to defend the homeland.

02:43In what's called a Civic-Military-Police Union, participants were deployed nationwide for

02:49the defense of the country's sovereignty.

02:50In the states of La Guaira, Trujillo and Caracas, among others, this joint force was mobilized

02:56to prompt its response capacity to any situation that may threaten stability and order in the

03:01country.

03:02The task is to secure institutions and the Venezuelan people itself.

03:12Also in Venezuela, the 6th ALBA-TCP Tourism Ministers' Meeting was held as part of the

03:1817th International Tourism Fair.

03:20The meeting took place in the state of Tachira, aimed at fostering tourism integration among

03:25member states and friends of the alliance.

03:28The alliance agreed on simplifying procedures, harmonizing regulations, and creating incentives

03:33to facilitate tourism among ALBA-TCP countries, stressing that multi-destination and creating

03:38the Bloc's tourism brand will allow to project the diversity and richness of this nation.

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