*Hearings began in the judicial process of July 28th elections
*Far-right candidate Edmundo Gonzalez didn't appear before the Supreme Court
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00:00In Venezuela, the leaders of political parties and former presidential candidates
00:04began their hearings before the electoral chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice.
00:08Former presidential candidates attend the call of the electoral chamber after President Nicolás Maduro
00:13filed an appeal to verify and investigate the electoral process.
00:18The court started the hearing for the individual appearance of the former candidates
00:22and their legal representatives. Opposition candidates Manuel Rosales of Un Nuevo Tiempo,
00:28José Luis Cartaya for La Mesa de la Unidad Democrática and José Simón Calzadilla for
00:33De Movimiento por Venezuela were the first to appear.
00:37The officials are called to present arguments and evidence before the court.
00:47On Wednesday, the political parties that supported the presidential candidacy of Edmundo González
00:52Urrutia did not present evidence and tally sheets before the electoral chamber of the Supreme Court.
00:58In this way, the entity informed that the representatives of the opposition political
01:03parties appeared before the institution, with the exception of the far-right candidate Edmundo
01:08González, who had expressed that he would not appear. In this sense, the leader of the
01:13Un Nuevo Tiempo party and governor of the state of Zulia, Manuel Rosales, replied that he did not
01:20present any evidence referring to the fact that they have nothing to present. On the other hand,
01:26the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Carizlia RodrĂguez,
01:29expressed that the candidates and political leaders of each party must appear personally
01:34to present the necessary documents and answer the questions asked by this judicial body.
01:39In this sense, he indicated that the non-attendance of Edmundo González
01:43would have consequences in accordance with what the legal system provides.
01:48It is hereby stated for the record that citizen Edmundo González Urrutia has not attended the
01:54summons of the electoral chamber of the highest court where he should also have consigned what
01:57was required by this juridical body and has not attended the summons that he was informed to be
02:02present today before this electoral chamber. Please, citizen secretary, it is important that
02:09your non-appearance and your non-observance of the perfectly present documents of the
02:13It is important that your non-appearance and your non-observance of the perfectly
02:17practiced summons to be present today before this highest authority of our
02:21Supreme Court of Justice be recorded.