Elections Loom Large! May 20...this post May 18, 2018

As of this May 18, update - presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Venezuela on May 20 of 2018. It is considered a snap election, with or without the green beans since the original electoral date was scheduled for December 2018. Later it was made closer with April 22 of 2018, but then delayed for additional Several Venezuelan NGOs like Foro Penal Venezolano, Súmate, Voto Joven, the Venezuelan Electoral Observatory and the Citizen Electoral Network, have voiced concerns over the irregularities of the electoral schedule, including the lack of the Constituent Assembly's competences to summon the elections, impeding participation of opposition political parties and the lack of time for standard electoral functions because of the rush. Due to these concerns, the United Nations Human Rights Council, European Union, the Organization of American States, the Lima Group and countries such as the United States and Colombia with its 1000 pesos equals 32 cents US - have rejected the electoral process. However, countries such as Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Russia have voiced their support for the announcement since they apparently are infested with socialists and/or communists.