*Close to 15m spokespersons will participate in the consultation in more than 4k popular circuits
*Govt. assures to carry out 4 popular consultations per year
*Popular consultation reaffirms the participatory nature of Venezuelan democracy
*Govt. assures to carry out 4 popular consultations per year
*Popular consultation reaffirms the participatory nature of Venezuelan democracy
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00:00And we continue on topic. Let's find out more on the Venezuelan communal election in the following material.
00:11President Nicolás Maduro called this Saturday on the communities of the country to take part in the second popular consultation
00:16where citizens will be able to vote for projects according to the needs of each locality.
00:21Attention, the 49,000 communal councils.
00:26Attention communes, attention neighbors, because on Sunday, August 25th,
00:31we are going to hold the second national consultation
00:36so that the people with their vote can choose the projects of their community.
00:41Close to 1.5 million spokespersons will participate in the popular consultation
00:46in more than 40,000 communal circuits,
00:51which group 49,000 communal councils throughout the national territory.
00:56At least 27,420 projects were postulated
01:01in the popular consultation,
01:07At least 27,420 projects were submitted by communal circuit,
01:12a figure that for the Bolivarian revolution reflects the enthusiasm and active participation
01:17of the communities in local planning and development.
01:22In the first popular consultation, last April 21st,
01:27more than 4,000 projects were approved for the benefit of Venezuelan communities.
01:32In the first consultation, 23,000 projects were prioritized,
01:374,500 were financed, and we already have almost 1,700 consolidated and completed projects
01:42that have been accountable to a system that exists in the Federal Government Council.
01:47In the first popular consultation, last April 21st,
01:52more than 4,000 projects were approved for the benefit of Venezuelan communities.
01:57I committed myself in the 70s plan to promote at least four annual consultations
02:02so that the state's money,
02:07which does not belong to the state but is the people's money,
02:12goes to finance the works that they need.
02:17Directly, without intermediaries.
02:23We have to change the state we have.
02:28The popular consultation on August 25th reaffirms the participatory nation of Venezuelan democracy
02:33and its system of government where, with their vote,
02:38the people will be able to choose the project that reflects the true needs and aspirations of the communities.