FTS 12:30 23-11: Venezuela Holds 4th Public Consultation of 2025

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00:00In Venezuela, citizens head to the polls to choose which communal projects will be receiving

00:15funds from the Bolivarian government in enforced public consultation.

00:19And in the United States, thousands rallied in Washington DC under the slogan,

00:26and removed the regime to demand the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

00:34Ukrainian military forces attacked a residential building in the Russian province of Belkhorod.

00:44Hello, welcome from the South.

00:45I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the De La Sous studios in Havana, Cuba.

00:49We begin with the news.

00:56On Sunday, Venezuelans head to the polls to choose which communal projects will receive

01:06funding from the Bolivarian government in their fourth public consultation.

01:10From 8 a.m., polling stations open in the communes and communal circuits, and will remain open

01:15until 6 p.m. local time.

01:16The day, like previous ones, is shaping up to be an important mobilization of popular power

01:21in neighborhoods and urbanizations.

01:24According to the Ministry of Communes, there are more than 36,000 proposals from which

01:29voters will have to choose 10,662 projects that will begin to be implemented next week,

01:35a figure that will be added to the 23,000 already approved and executed in the last 18 months.

01:42Focused on highlighting public institutions to assist and improve the efficiency of communal

01:47projects through participatory and protagonistic democracy, the consultation contributes to the

01:52transformation and evolution of the nation in all four branches of government.

02:03In this context, the Minister for Communes and Social Movements, Angel Prado, highlighted

02:07that 79 international observers are in the country to witness the democratic participation

02:13of the Venezuelan people.

02:17There are 79 international observers who came from Latin America, the United States and Europe,

02:24and these people will inform their countries, the world, and their people about what they

02:29are seeing today.

02:29At the 9,963 polling stations in the 8,630 electoral centers that are enabled to carry out this public

02:38consultation where people are going to vote.

02:41So it is a day of democracy.

02:43It is a day where we are going to have a double celebration.

02:45And to talk more on the importance of today's public consultation in Venezuela, let's welcome

02:53Analyst and Human Rights Specialist, David Lopez.

02:56Welcome, David, to From the South.

02:58Hello, good evening from Beijing today.

03:03Thank you very much for the invitation.

03:04It's a pleasure to have you.

03:05David, from an international perspective, how can we interpret the holding of this public

03:09consultation?

03:10Is it simply a local planning mechanism or does it represent a further step in the construction

03:15of the communal state envisioned by the Venezuelan constitution?

03:20So something we have to understand is that the fourth national popular consultation responds

03:28to the exercise of the democracy in the middle of many threats.

03:33We can remember that the Vienna declaration and program of action mentioned that the democracy

03:40it's an universality of ideals who can give guarantees of the democracy.

03:45So this is something that Venezuela is exercising just right now to give the guarantee for the international

03:57law.

03:58And I think that since many months, since the as well many years when started the genocide

04:05in Palestine, the international law is unfortunately attacked.

04:12But we have countries like Venezuela like today made this consultation and give guarantees of respect

04:20of the international law.

04:21So this is not a political mechanism only because of course it's part of the constitutional law,

04:31but it's as well part of the international rules and international rights, basically international

04:38rights we have in the international confidence of political and civil rights.

04:45This is something very important we have to understand today.

04:49In your experience, do similar actions like this participate in democracy on this scale that

04:53is happening today in Venezuela, do they exist in other parts of the world?

04:58Yes.

05:00And you know, this is very interesting because we know that the United States today consider,

05:05for example, that these kind of policies to consult the people in the middle of the threats

05:12they have, it's absolutely a political manipulation.

05:18But remember that Switzerland has a system where the people can request the the the referendum

05:25by the federal constitution.

05:27And in this context, because it's Switzerland, the United States will never mention nothing because

05:32it's Switzerland, because it's a friend.

05:34But because here we have Venezuela who make this consultation.

05:38Venezuela tried to use mechanisms to hide all the criminal criminal acts they made.

05:50So this is what mentioned the United States, we know this is wrong.

05:53This is maybe the way used by the United States to manipulate the people and give to them the idea

06:03that the President Maduro is using the many instruments to hide criminalities who never existed because

06:12it has no proof about that.

06:14All what is mentioned from Washington that President Maduro it's an aqua traffic and etc. until today

06:20has no proof.

06:21Today what we see it's again the respect of the international law, what who is as well

06:29guaranteed in the UN Charter of the United Nations and the Vienna Declaration as well.

06:38In your opinion, is this model successfully attracting and involving new generations of

06:43Venezuela as we saw earlier in the year the youth public consultation which had excellent results.

06:48So how important is that youth is also encouraged to participate in today's process?

06:52You know, this is very important that this process happen because actually in the Western countries it's very

07:00strange that the people have the opportunities to vote. We have to mention that in numbers today we have 36,624

07:11community projects who are voted today in 5,336 communal circuits, 9,963 polling stations and 8,630 electoral

07:28centers where in which country today not only in Europe but around the world it excised.

07:36It not excised just right now only in Venezuela. This is the respect and promo of the democracy and this is

07:46important to know that because it means that it have a part on the world on the side of the world where

07:53a country it's beginning to give the example of the right democracy needed right now not only in Latin America

08:04but as well in the United States but as well in the United States where the people have not the opportunity to

08:07choice which life they want to have, which condition of the dignity want to have the European people.

08:17This is very important that happen and in Venezuela in this sense it's like the start who bright right now on the

08:26democracy and on the hope of the respect of the international law.

08:31You referred to this a bit earlier in hegemonic media Venezuela is often portrayed as an authoritarian

08:37state. In your analysis do you do processes like this public consultation serve to counter that narrative

08:43and show the nation's true democratic values?

08:47Yeah exactly and here the the medias as you mentioned are very important to to be taken in

08:53consideration because here the medias are like a weapon we have to to be careful with that.

09:02Of course today you will see for example BBC, CNN and other western media who will mention that this is

09:09a manipulation from the President Maduro to don't be invaded by the United States, an invasion who is

09:15totally illegal on the framework of the international law. But again this is the

09:21the importance uh and the dangerously of the medias uh when they try to manipulate a reality

09:31who has not reason to excise in opposite these medias have to inform what happened they have to inform that

09:39this kind of action are on the framework of the international law and this is important to repeat

09:46that again and again because actually Venezuela what make the country right now it's only to make

09:55something who is warranted in the UN charter this is not something who is manipulated by the government

10:02any other country can make that just right now why they don't make that because it have interest behind

10:07and unfortunately many medias hide that and this is very important to understand that what i mentioned

10:15just right here it's not that just for the people believe what i mentioned is i mentioned that because

10:20the people need to have the curiosity to gonna search what happened what it's right maybe in the

10:26international law and why this election happened it's for this reason that the United States is today

10:33angry because they don't accept that the Venezuelan people has today the possibility and the power

10:41to go to the streets and vote what they want to choose this is something who never happened in the

10:45United States it happened on the country who has the biggest oil reserves around the world that today

10:52United States need to be a stronger country against Russia and China today thank you very much David

11:02Lopez international is and human rights specialist for your inputs here with us in from the south

11:07thank you to you and have a good day in latin america you as well over there in asia well let's now take

11:15our first break remember first that you can join us on tick tock at telesur english where you'll find

11:20news in different formats news updates and much more but i'll be right back stay with us

11:34welcome back world leaders congratulate venezuelan president nicolas maduro on his 63rd birthday

11:44reaffirming also their unwavering support for venezuela they praise the venezuelan president's

11:49firm leadership in defending national sovereignty political stability and economic recovery the

11:54presence of russia partner putin and china xi jinping also ratified their support for the leader and the

11:59bolivarian nation the president of belarus alexander lukashenko also expressed his affection and

12:04support for the venezuelan president neighboring countries also expressed their support from cuba

12:09pre-president michael diaz canel highlighted the historical ties of friendship between the two

12:13nations and foretold a victorious future for venezuela further part co-presidents of nicaragua daniel

12:20ortega rosario murillo sent messages to the venezuelan leader recalling his outstanding work in

12:24building a more multipolar fairer freer and more dignified world and the venezuelan foreign ministry

12:36also congratulated president nicolas maduro on his 63rd birthday on social media foreign minister

12:41ivan hill wrote happy birthday president nicolas maduro your integrity and commitment to the well-being

12:47of the venezuelan people have become an example of dignity and struggle for the nations of the world

12:51despite the ongoing imperialist aggression you have kept alive the legacy of supreme commander

12:56uro chavez and his vision of a more just sovereign and multi-power world we wish you health strength

13:04and success in the noble task of continuing to build a sovereign and prosperous venezuela

13:15and in venezuela as well a recent study by the hinterlaces pollster based on a sample of

13:201 200 interviews throughout the national territory confirms that most venezuelans prioritize stability

13:26continuity and governance of the bolivarian revolution the poll showed that 90 percent of

13:32venezuelans believe that the president of the republic nicolas maduro guarantees peace and tranquility

13:38in venezuela while only six percent mentioned an opposition government and four percent do not know

13:43or did not respond furthermore 86 percent preferred that the head of state continue to resolve the country's

13:49economic problems but in peace and unity only eight percent opt for an opposition government six

13:54percent do not know or do not respond

14:04and on sunday in new york demonstrations were held in support of venezuela and in rejection of a possible

14:09military escalation by the u.s against the polivarian nation dozens of people gathered on the streets to

14:14demand that any attempt at war be stopped and that the rights of the venezuelan people be respected

14:20protesters asserted that conflict should not be resolved through military action and warned that

14:25an intervention would have serious consequences for the entire region they also drew attention to the

14:30increase in tensions in the region the protest was peaceful and participants announced that they

14:35would continue to hold similar events in the coming days to keep their message visible

14:48and also saturday thousands took to the streets of washington dc to demand the impeachment of

14:53president donald trump under the slogan remove the regime protesters and denounce acts of christmas by

14:58the white house the organizers gathered around the lincoln memorial said that serious acts committed by the

15:04u.s president warrant his removal from office they refer to the epstein case the attempts to militarize

15:10several states the military deployments and against four nations and other acts that according to the

15:16events spokespersons constitute a clear case of prison the protest was organized by a coalition of almost

15:22two dozen activists who assert that it is time to act and stop the far right businessman leaving open the

15:28possibility of his imprisonment and moving on to the topics in brazil former president jair Bolsonaro will

15:42be taken to a custody hearing after being arrested for violating a preventive measure the supreme federal

15:47court announced that the hearing will be held this sunday via videoconference at the superintendency of the

15:52federal police of brasilia the officials further explained that this is a mandatory process to verify the

15:58legality of the arrest former president was taken to jail after attempting to break using a welding torch

16:04the electronic ankle monitor he had been wearing since july

16:15and the latest report from the united nations children's fund reveals an increase in sexual violence

16:20cases against children in haiti in 2024 the organization reported that cases skyrocketed by a thousand percent

16:27the current situation has worsened and registered cases of extreme brutality where some children

16:33were even mutilated although it is demand that the transitional government stop the violence against

16:38minors not only these abuses but also the recruitment of children by armed criminal groups the publication of

16:44this report coincides with a plan revealed by u.s authorities according to which two citizens of that

16:49country one of them a member of the armed forces were applying to massacres and the sexual slavery of

16:56children and women in port-au-prince gavin rivers and tanner thomas face charges of conspiracy to

17:02mutilate and kidnap in a foreign country

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17:39welcome back ukrainian military forces attacked a residential building in the russian province of

17:44velkorod russian authorities reported this sunday that the ukrainian attack was carried out with an

17:48unmanned aerial vehicle and caused significant damage to the building they reported that there

17:54were no injuries and that emergency services remained on site to assess the damage and impact in relation

18:00they warned that in the last 24 hours kiev has attacked other civilian areas of russia

18:05moscow governor andrei vorobiev denounced a drone attack against a power plant in the city of chatura

18:11for its part russian forces have only responded against military installations

18:25in the gaza strip palestine at least 22 palestinian civilians were killed in a new wave of israeli

18:44attacks in the gaza strip sarin's army attack positions of the palestinian resistance hamas in

18:49the gaza strip leaving multiple civilians wounded among them numerous children civil defense specified that

18:55there are still victims on the rubble and on the roads where ambulance and rescue teams have not

19:00been able to reach in this context since the start of israel's genosado campaign in gaza in october 2023

19:06the death toll has risen to at least 69 733 people and the number of injured to more than 170 000.

19:14the government media office in gaza announced that the israeli occupation has committed 497 violations

19:25of the ceasefire since the agreement took effect the office described it as a sweeping bridge of

19:30international humanitarian law and of the humanitarian protocol annexed to the agreement on

19:36saturday alone israel committed 27 new violations killing 24 palestinians and wounded 87 others according

19:44to the statement the continued israeli aggression since the ceasefire began ranging from direct gunfire

19:49to systematic home demolitions has killed 342 palestinians and injured 875 most of them children women

19:56and elderly and chilean civil society will launch a campaign on november 26 to advocate for the

20:08expulsion of the saunee's israeli state from the united nations the statement entitled israel out of

20:15the u.n calls for the expulsion of the israeli government invoking article 6 of chapter 2 of the united

20:22nations charter additionally the letter addressed to un secretary general antonio gutterrez gathered

20:27over 57 000 signatures highlighting widespread public outrage over the grave humanitarian situation in

20:33palestine the report also indicated that israel is killing palestinians with bombs and missiles

20:38destroying medical infrastructures and causing the death of nearly 2 million people due to hunger and thirst

20:44in other topics in nigeria residents of lagos voiced their concerns after a total of 303 school children

20:58were abducted by gunmen during an attack on a school in the country's north no group has yet claimed

21:03responsibility for the abductions and authorities have said tactical squads have been deployed alongside

21:08local hunters to rescue the children 12 teachers were also abducted during the attack on saint mary

21:13christian association of nigeria said saturday updating an earlier tally of 215 school children

21:20the students were both male and female and range in age from 10 to 18. school kidnapping in niger

21:26states happened four days after 25 school children were seized in similar circumstances in neighboring kepi

21:33state

21:38think about this security thing that has been on for a while is that it's the right of every citizen of a

21:49country to be secured and i believe is the duty of the government to do that i just want to urge the

21:59government to take it as their responsibility to every citizen of the country and make sure all the

22:07security apparatus are working right the government know about what is happening because i don't know why

22:14we have army who has jet fighter should notice this people whenever they are but they cannot do anything

22:23just because of most of them their children is not in nigeria most of them their children is overseas

22:30schooling so what of those who doesn't want to take their children to overseas so they don't should

22:37die so we should hold government to some people about what is happening

22:44and the first g20 leaders summit held on the african continent concluded his first day in johannesburg

22:49financial heart of south africa with a joint statement of initiation and strong cohesion of

22:53the global south among the decorations adopted the establishment of a framework on critical mineral

22:58resources and the commitment to address your political tensions global warming and armed

23:02conflict stand out the countries of the global south welcome the proposal by the russian representative

23:07against western sanctions pointed out that they aim to collapse some of the economies within the g20

23:13the block is also working on responses to western measures such as the application of tariffs

23:18and the expansion of the united nations security council the meeting also sent a clear message

23:22to those who tried to boycott the 20th meeting ratifying the commitment to the first summit held

23:28on the african continent at this we are from the end of this news brief you can find these and many

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