EVM �tampered with� in Venezuela

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The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) criticism seems far from over, as it has emerged that it was manipulated in Venezuela over the weekend. Botswana is poised to use the EVMs from Bharat Electronics, an Indian government-owned company.

The opposition parties have made it clear that they do not want the use of the EVM with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) having already filed a court case to set aside the EVM and the Venezuela case vindicates their position.

Media outlets around the world report that the Venezuelan government reported false turnout figures for its contentious election over the weekend. The New York Times states that the government announced a tally that had been altered by at least one million votes, a software company involved in setting up voting systems for the country said.

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Closure as pain lingers

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