On Sunday, in Venezuela, for the first time, elections are being held to choose justices of peace in communal districts throughout the country.
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00:00On Sunday in Venezuela, for the first time, elections are being held to choose justices
00:04of peace in communal districts throughout the country.
00:07The Venezuelan National Electoral Council said that 100% of over 4,000 voting centers
00:12set up in the country opened early this morning.
00:15People also 15 years of age may vote for up to three candidates.
00:19Communal peace judges will be mediators in matters such as family conflicts, neighborhood
00:23conflicts or situations of a lesser degree.
00:27Their duties include to foster conciliation, harmony and to prevent violence in communities.
00:47Eternal strength, we will always win, and we will push forward, Mr. President.
00:52Count on our community today, December 15, and on January 10, trust that our community
00:57will be there, with our justices of peace, to continue fighting for our communities.
01:03Well, today we are choosing our justices of peace, people who are going to represent us
01:09in the courts, in the prosecutor's office, any problem that may arise in our communities,
01:13we will go to our justices of peace so that they may help us solve it in the communities.
01:19We have chosen honest men and women, who side with the people, people who are going
01:23to help us, and that should remain honest in everything they may do to defend us.
01:33They would solve family conflicts and thus help clear up the courts a little.
01:38The justices of the peace will be a very important figure, representing the law in your community.
01:47One would no longer have to go to the prosecutor's office.
01:51Now, we will be able to solve the problems within our communities.
02:01This is something unprecedented, and very important for our country.
02:08Justices of the peace come to fulfill a very important role given the present situation
02:11in the country.
02:12Why do I say it is important?
02:18Because conflicts from any standpoint must be mediated, and the work that justices of
02:25the peace will do in Venezuela will be essential to help strengthen community justice.