August 15, 2004, will forever shine in world history (Venesuela)

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Vanessa Marcano: August 15, 2004, will forever shine in world history

VHeadline.com commentarist Vanessa C. Marcano writes: August 15, 2004, will forever shine in world history ... Venezuela has shown the world that there's another way of democracy ... Venezuela has written a new page in history, as a beacon and an example to the global community of what true participative democracy means.

At 3:00 a.m., Sunday, Venezuela was woken up by a call to vote; a spontaneous expression coming from the most disadvantaged classes in the country ... to the sound of bugles, firecrackers and sirens. The overwhelming majority of the Venezuelan electorate turned out to the polls ... massively and peacefully ... prepared to endure the long, yet crucial democratic journey that all of us Venezuelans have embarked upon.

Nevertheless, some significant delays have indeed occurred in the nationwide voting process, especially due to problems with fingerprint verification machines and the fact that some voting centers opened their doors late.

The highest point of the referendum has been the most remarkable turnout ever experienced in Venezuelan polls.
According to National Electoral Council (CNE) director Jorge Rodriguez, abstention figures have been at an historical low ... participation rates were reported as being at an all-time high ... he took several opportunities to repeatedly congratulate the people on their "historical, heroic and transcendental participation" during the presidential

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