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The First Vice President of the Venezuelan United Socialist Party (PUSV), Diosdado Cabello, denounced opposition plans today to disregard the results of April 14 presidential election.»

The Vice-President of Venezuela’s National Election Council (CNE), Socorro Hernandez, highlighted the openness and solidity of the Venezuelan election process as it heads into April 14th presidential elections.»

The Nasa Indigenous leader, Feliciano Valencia, was nominated today as presidential pre-candidate for Colombian 2014 elections, by the social movement Pais Comun (Common Country), representing an unitary alternative before the Congress and the presidency of the Republic.»

Local sources informed that a field study carried out from 22 to 27 March reveals an intention to vote in favor of Maduro of 56.9 percent.»

President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, appointed lawyer Enrique Rodriguez Veltzé today as Extraordinary Ambassador assigned with taking Bolivia’s maritime demand against Chile to the International Court of Justice in the Hague.»

Candidates for Venezuela’s presidency, their top aides and the basis of their political groups today officially begin ten days of election campaign that will leave ready the stage for the vote of April 14.»

A high instance of the United Nations (UN) said, for the first time, that the expedited removal of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, last June, included significant irregularities and claimed to investigate it.»

Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced the official results of the February 17 general elections, confirming the victory of the binomial Rafael Correa and Jorge Glas, of the Alianza PAIS Movement.»

The emerging powers from the so-called BRICS group agreed today in this city to create a development bank to finance infrastructure projects.»

A press release issued by the Syrian Arab Republic presidency today denied that President Bashar al-Assad had been assasinated, as announced by social networks and varioius media sources on Sunday.»