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Re: [OPE] Unified Socialist Party of Venezuela internal ballot.

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Alejandro A:
 
I question the meaning that you attach to the numbers.
 
Who are the 87,000 people who chose the provisional executive?
Aren't they, if I recall correctly, composed of 7 _elected_ people from
each of around 12,000 battalions? (NB: the 5 million member figure
for party membership was never a serious # and certainly doesn't
represent 'registered party members'.)
 
Where did the 69 names come from? If I understood the process
correctly,  everyone of the 1600 congress delegates proposed 3 names -
hopefully, in consultation with battalion members. Of course, many of
the delegates proposed many of the same names - especially the better
known and respected Bolivarians. Nothing wrong with that. 
 
None of this sounds undemocratic, especially recalling that there will
be general elections for public offices in which candidates from other
parties and individuals who don't belong to or represent parties will
participate.  
 
In solidarity, Jerry

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