PRESIDENT OF THE CNE

 
Mr. President Donald Trump,

 
Given Ms. María Corina Machado’s persistent efforts to obstruct every initiative your administration has undertaken to restore order and governance in Venezuela, I believe it would be prudent to consider alternative roles for her.
 
Over the past two decades, Ms. Machado has demonstrated expertise and experience primarily in one field: the electoral process. She served on the board of SUMATE, a Venezuelan NGO dedicated to promoting, monitoring, and auditing elections. Later, she and several members of SUMATE founded the political party VENTE Venezuela. Through SUMATE, she observed and supported electoral scenarios, and within VENTE, she began to pursue political power.
 
Considering her background in the preparation, management, and evaluation of electoral processes, Ms. Machado would be well suited for a position that demands such expertise — one that should be filled immediately by someone with her profile. She would make an excellent President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), the highest authority overseeing electoral matters in Venezuela.
 
From that position, she could establish a clear work schedule and implement a comprehensive plan to reform the institution, redefine internal procedures, cleanse the Permanent Electoral Registry, and design a multi-phase electoral process aligned with her Three-Stage Plan for Venezuela. She could also introduce manual voting as the preferred method.
 
It may not be the role she aspires to, but it is certainly one where she could be exceptionally effective.
 
As for her political affiliations, it is worth noting that in Venezuela, membership in a party’s leadership is not unusual. All current members of the CNE have had ties to political organizations — a pattern consistent throughout both the Chavista era and the preceding democratic period.
 
In conclusion, I express my sincere gratitude, Mr. President, for your continued efforts on behalf of Venezuela.
 
 
In God I trust.
 
Alexander Acosta Guerra
Venezuelan political activist, in exile
Barranquilla, April 30, 2026 - 07:54 p.m.