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OAS chief says conditions don't ensure fair Venezuela vote
http://news.yahoo.com/oas-chief-says-conditions-dont-ensure-fair-venezuela-175154648.htmlWashington (AFP) - The Organization of American States' chief questioned Tuesday whether legislative elections next month in Venezuela will be transparent and fair.
OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro said in an 18-page letter to the head of the Venezuelan election commission that conditions for the vote "do not ensure transparency and electoral justice."
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Almagro said problems reported as Venezuela gears up for the vote include the fact that opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is in jail. Opposition parties are having trouble getting air time on media, he added.
Some opposition candidates have been disqualified, and opposition parties also have trouble getting access to campaign funding, Almagro wrote.
