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Venezuela vote: Turnout figure 'tampered with' [View all]
Source: BBC
Venezuela vote: Turnout figure 'tampered with'
2 August 2017 Latin America & Caribbean
Turnout numbers for Sunday's controversial vote in Venezuela have been "tampered with", the company that provided the voting system alleges.
Venezuela's electoral authorities said more than eight million people voted in the elections for a new constituent assembly.
But the CEO of Smartmatic, Antonio Mugica, said the actual turnout differed by at least one million.
The opposition has also said the figures were inflated.
"It is with the deepest regret that we have to report that the turnout numbers on Sunday 30th July for the Constituent Assembly in Venezuela were tampered with," Mr Mugica told a media conference in London.
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2 August 2017 Latin America & Caribbean
Turnout numbers for Sunday's controversial vote in Venezuela have been "tampered with", the company that provided the voting system alleges.
Venezuela's electoral authorities said more than eight million people voted in the elections for a new constituent assembly.
But the CEO of Smartmatic, Antonio Mugica, said the actual turnout differed by at least one million.
The opposition has also said the figures were inflated.
"It is with the deepest regret that we have to report that the turnout numbers on Sunday 30th July for the Constituent Assembly in Venezuela were tampered with," Mr Mugica told a media conference in London.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40804812
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