Venezuela: Director of CNE warns about escalation of pro-Gov't imbalance in the campaign
The director of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council, Vicente Díaz, outlined that state-run TV channel VTV only advertises the ruling party.
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The official stated that Venezuelans were fully aware of the imbalance expressed in the way mass media networks broadcast candidates' proposals.
Díaz commented that the behavior of some public officials is not consistent with the laws banning proselytism.
"The Government engages in the campaign through cadenas (TV and radio mandatory broadcasts), where there are no restrictions whatsoever on governmental advertising (...) there is a huge imbalance in the campaign," Díaz told radio station Unión Radio.
The CNE's director claimed that state-run TV channel VTV "advertises exclusively," the ruling party, United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and whenever it refers to opposition candidates, it is to denigrate and stigmatize them.
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Vicente Díaz is one of the 5 rectores (translated as directors in this article) of Venezuela's National Electoral Council.
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/131128/director-of-electoral-council-warns-about-escalation-of-govt-advantage
