Venezuela hardliner Machado barred from public office for a year

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:59pm EDT

Venezuela hardliner Machado barred from public office for a year

CARACAS

Venezuelan hardline opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Tuesday she had been barred from public office for a year, a move that could prevent her from becoming a congresswoman if she wins a seat in December's parliamentary election.

Machado has 15 days to appeal the decision, according to the letter from the comptroller's office she posted on Twitter. The decision would still allow her to run for parliament.

It was not immediately clear on what grounds she was barred and the comptroller's office could not be reached to comment. The comptroller's office has in the past disqualified candidates from holding public office for irregular use of public funds. Opposition leaders say these are excuses to sideline political opponents.

"They're acting like the dictators they are," tweeted Machado, a parliamentary candidate in the central Miranda state.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/14/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN0PO2VF20150714

[Judi Lynn]

1. She works hard for US funding against leftist presidents. Dirty oligarchy's pathetic puppet.

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A right-winger riding a motorcycle through a poor neighborhood wearing a
national flag is probably similar to an act of streaking, or a one man Klan parade.

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[Bacchus4.0]

2. The chavistas can't beat her at the ballot. nt

[Marksman_91]

3. She also had the highest percentage of votes out of ALL congressmen last parliamentary elections

Of course the Chavistas would bar her. She would win in a landslide in almost any position she runs.

[Judi Lynn]

4. She has generous friends in high places, in the U.S. n/t

[Marksman_91]

5. Ask me if I care n/t

[Bacchus4.0]

6. Same with Lopez, he would win nt/ Actually, he would be president

chavistas can't have that.

[Marksman_91]

7. OAS Secretary General defends Machado

"Only the people are those who can bar public servants" said Luis Almagro

http://runrun.es/nacional/213201/almagro-sobre-machado-las-unicas-inhabilitaciones-las-hace-el-pueblo.html

"No hay inhabilitación política. Cualquier inhabilitación o proscripción política no se puede implementar desde el punto de vista administrativo. Tiene que tener un contenido diferente”, indicó Almagro en una entrevista en CNN en español.

“La elección debe estar abierta a todos los ciudadanos en condiciones jurídicas y legales de participar. Las únicas proscripciones las puede hacer el pueblo cuando te vota o no te vota. Las únicas inhabilitaciones las hace la gente. Todo lo demás es forzar la situación política”, concluyó.

Translation:
"There is no political barring. Any political disqualification or prohibition can not be implemented from an administrative point of view. It has to have different content," said Almagro in an interview on CNN in Spanish.

"The election should be open to all citizens in legal conditions to participate. The only bans the people can do is when they vote or do not vote for this public servant. Only the people are those who can bar politically. Everything else is forcing the political situation," he concluded.

It's funny how Maduro didn't think about doing this earlier on. But of course, since elections are coming up, NOW's when Machado gets barred (on trumped up charges, unsurprisingly) from public office.

[Flatulo]

8. Democracy in action!