In the Venezuelan electionsVenezuelans residing abroad can also vote. However, they will only be able to do so 69,000 people, out of a total of five million of Venezuelans eligible to vote, as estimated by the UN, live outside their country. The reason why this will happen is the obstacle course that Venezuelan citizens have encountered when registering.
The first obstacle has been the deadlines. And it has only been a few days that they have had to register in the census, and in some countries those dates have even been changed, which has caused long queues at the consulates. Secondly, they had to have a valid Venezuelan passport and renewing it costs up to 300 euros, so it has been unfeasible for many. In addition, you have to have a permanent residence permit in the country in which one lives. For all these reasons, of the 68,000 Venezuelans who, for example, live in Madrid, only 9,000 will be able to vote tomorrow.
Source: Lasexta
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