Venezuela, communes go to the polls to elect their most urgent projects
The second National Popular Consultation began this Sunday in the more than 4,500 communal circuits or communes throughout Venezuela, where a project will be chosen among seven postulated in assemblies of communal councils. teleSUR
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00:00On Sunday, the Venezuelan communes are casting their votes on the second popular consultation
00:04in which people elect the top priority projects concerning their most urgent needs for the
00:08government to invest in.
00:10On this election, all citizens aged 15 and older are summoned to attend their polling
00:14stations where they only ought to present their identity card.
00:17Over 27,000 projects had been compiled for people to elect the two most compelling on
00:22this consultation after the debates raised on the 4,505 commune circuits.
00:27Thus, these people will vote for their most needed social welfare initiatives, which will
00:31be financed directly by the national government and administered by the communities.