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18/10/2026  FTS 14.30 Comandante Eco-socialist commune in Caracas joins popular consultation. Our correpondent Denisse Arabi has more details.  teleSUR   These and more stories now! 🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.ins tagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00And as Venezuela's National Popular Consultation continues nationwide,

00:05with over 37,000 projects being put to a vote from the Comandante Eco-Socialist Comune

00:11in El Valle Parish, Caracas, our correspondent Denise Arabi shares more details.

00:18From repairing neighborhood infrastructure to supporting local production,

00:22Venezuelans communes are using the second National Popular Consultation of 2026

00:27to turn community proposals into concrete projects.

00:30We are at the Comandante Eco-Socialist Comune,

00:34where close to 11,500 people organized in 11 communal councils

00:39will choose among the seven submitted projects.

00:41These include the reparation of sensitive communal spaces,

00:45such as gas cylinder booths, elevators and public fences and grates,

00:49as well as the construction of a new elderly care center.

00:52The vote is part of a model that connects local organization

00:55with the allocation of public funding, allowing residents to decide

00:59which initiatives should move forward.

01:02Before Election Day, communities discussed the proposals in assemblies,

01:06weighing different needs and selecting the projects that would end on the ballot.

01:10With more than 5,000 communes participating,

01:13the popular consultation also highlights the importance of coordination

01:17between neighborhoods, communal councils and other organized sectors of society.

01:21Beyond the vote itself, the implementation of these projects is central to the process,

01:27directing resources toward local initiatives, help strengthen productive activities,

01:32address long-standing infrastructure needs and keep economic activities securating within communities.

01:38The consultation, therefore, goes beyond selecting projects.

01:42It seeks to consolidate a system in which communities help determine their development path

01:46and take an active role in bringing their decisions to life.

01:50This is all for the moment, but we will be back with more on how the voting day is unfolding

01:55across the Miranda State and Caracas.

01:58We go back to you now.

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