00:00And on March 8th, Venezuela celebrates the first public consultation of 2026 characterized by citizen participation, popular power, and self
00:07-governance of the communes.
00:08Let's take a closer look at this democratic exercise in the following work.
00:15Venezuelans are called to participate in the first national public consultation of 2026 on March 8th, with figures that promote
00:23direct democracy.
00:245,336 communes or communal circuits, 10,210 voting centers, and 11,476 polling stations, according to data from the
00:36National Electoral Council.
00:37The event coincides with International Women's Day, reiterating their leading role in the process of economic and social transformation.
00:46Each communal circuit selects up to two winning projects, the first and second most voted for direct state funding, eliminating
00:53intermediaries and transforming votes into tangible works.
00:57Venezuelans, age 15 and over, are eligible to vote in the election process.
01:0236,416 projects have been submitted by more than 47,000 active communal councils.
01:0967%, some 24,398 initiatives, promote the government's seven transformation vision, with Transformation II, Humane Cities, focusing on public services
01:20such as water, electricity, and transportation, affected by unilateral coercive sanctions.
01:25The remaining 33%, with approximately 11,997 initiatives submitted, activate Transformation I, Economy, with entrepreneurship and productive chains for local
01:37sovereignty.
01:37The ten municipalities, with the highest participation, gained extra funding for youth projects, rewarding mobilization.
01:46In 2025, under the administration of President NicolĂĄs Maduro, four public consultations were held on February 2nd, April 27th, July
01:5527th, and November 23rd, laying the foundations for 2026.
01:59The Federal Government Council transferred 71% of resources directly to the people, financing 35,037 projects from six consultations,
02:09with a community-bound network expanded from 140 to 1,836.
02:15Governorates led 502 structural works, 327 mayors' offices managed, 751 projects in roads, health, and education, demonstrating impeccable efficiency of
02:3096% of the parts of the people's power, 92% on the part of governorates, and 89% of
02:37the part of mayoralties.
02:40March 8th is the first consultation of the year, strengthening the management of popular power, and deepening the direct financing
02:46of community projects throughout the country.
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