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Omar González: Venezuela's priority is a presidential election

Venezuelan journalist and political leader Omar González Moreno rejects proposals to prioritize communal, union, or guild elections over a presidential election, arguing that the country's fundamental political priority is resolving who should hold the presidency.

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Omar González Moreno rejects prioritizing communal, union, or guild elections over a presidential election.

He states that Venezuela's central problem is national power and the legitimacy of the presidency.

He argues that starting with lesser elections is 'beginning the transition by the roof and not by the foundations.'

He insists that any authentic transition must culminate in free, competitive, verifiable presidential elections.

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