作者：道宗扁 来源：原创 发布日期：08-21
A | CARACAS, Venezuela -- Early returns in the Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary gave a big lead to former legislator Maria Corina Machado early Monday, and she quickly claimed victory as the voters' choice to lead the campaign to end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. The independent National Primary Commission, which organized the primary, did not release any results until long after polling stations closed Sunday, blaming internet censorship. The organizers said that in the first 601,110 ballots counted, about 93% picked Machado, who had entered the vote as a strong front-runner. The rest of the votes were scattered among the other nine candidates. There was no indication of how many people cast ballots in all, and organizers were expected to release additional results throughout Monday.“Today, very powerful forces have been unleashed," Machado told supporters gathered outside her campaign headquarters in the capital, Caracas. “Today, we have shown ourselves what we are capable of doing in the face of all the obstacles, in the face of all the abuses.”Holding Venezuela’s first presidential primary since 2012 required the deeply fractured opposition to work together. Venezuelans, in turn, showed up at voting centers in and outside of their homeland to make it count, enthusiastically lining up for hours despite scorching sun and torrential rain.Still, what they saw as a monumental exercise in democracy could still prove futile, if Maduro’s government wishes.While the administration agreed in principle to let the opposition choose its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, it also has already barred Machado from running for office. Maduro’s government has in the past bent the law, retaliated against opponents and breached agreements as it sees fit.Hundreds of people gathered at voting centers in neighborhoods across Caracas even before polls opened. They stayed in line despite a rainstorm that left them soaking wet. They carried umbrellas, folding stools and coffee to ease the expected waits, and leaned against buildings or stood under marquees to try to avoid the rain. Caracas resident Stephanie Aguilar, 34, cried while she waited to vote. She described the primary as the only “salvation” for her country, her daughter and son, and the millions of Venezuelans who decided they had to emigrate due to the nation’s economic and political turmoil. “We want a better country, a free country, for my children ... who have grown up in this government,” Aguilar, a housewife, said as she wiped tears from her face. “They ask, ‘Mom, can we go out to eat?’ No, there is no money. ‘Mom, can we do this thing?’ No, there is no money. It is unfortunate that a society grows up under those conditions.”Venezuelans typically vote at public schools, but the independent commission that oversaw the primary opted to use homes, churches, private schools and other facilities after electoral authorities did not respond to requests for help in a timely manner.Jesús María Casal, head of the National Primary Commission, blamed the hours-long delay in issuing election results on internet restrictions. “Once we began the process of counting the results ... we detected that our server that functioned as a transmission channel was blocked, which prevents us from completing this process as scheduled,” he said.The London-based internet monitoring firm NetBlocks tweeted metrics showing “a disruption to internet connectivity in #Venezuela with high impact to Caracas." It added that a state-owned internet service provider claimed “an issue with its energy backup system.”David Smilde, an expert on Venezuelan politics at Tulane University, said the primary was a “significant achievement” for several reasons, including forcing political leaders and parties within the opposition “to reach out and speak to the people.”“And it has generated considerable enthusiasm and mobilization in a population that has been skeptical of the opposition leadership of late,” he said.Machado, a proponent of free-market economic policies, is a longtime critic of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela. She maintained a somewhat low profile for years but dominated the primary campaign by connecting with the same voters she consistently urged to boycott previous elections.The presidential election is expected to be scheduled for the second half of 2024. Maduro is looking to extend his presidency until 2030, which would surpass the time that Hugo Chávez, his mentor, governed and established his self-described socialist policies.Maduro’s allies ridiculed and dismissed the primary all year. Still, both the government and its opponents used the contest as a bargaining chip to extract concessions from each other as part of a negotiation process meant to end the country’s complex social, economic and political crisis. Maduro and an opposition faction backed by the U.S. government last week agreed to work together on basic conditions for the presidential contest. That prompted the government to release six political prisoners and the Biden administration to lift key economic sanctions. As part of the agreement, Maduro’s administration and the opposition are supposed to “recognize and respect the right of each political actor to select” a presidential candidate freely.If organizers declare Machado the primary's winner, the focus will shift to Maduro to see if the government reverses its ban on her seeking public office. In June, the government issued an administrative decision prohibiting Machado from running, alleging fraud and tax violations and accusing her of seeking the economic sanctions the U.S. imposed on Venezuela in the last decade. The U.S., holding up the threat of renewed sanctions, has given Venezuela until the end of November to establish a process for reinstating all candidates expeditiously.A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights abuses in Venezuela said last month that Maduro’s government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms ahead of the 2024 election. That includes subjecting some politicians and other opponents to detention, surveillance, threats, defamatory campaigns and arbitrary criminal proceedings.All registered voters in Venezuela were allowed to participate in the primary, as well as tens of thousands living in several other countries.“This is unprecedented,” said a smiling María de los Ángeles León, 31, the coordinator of Mexico City’s voting site. “People know that we have no guarantees that the winner of this election will be able to advance to the presidential election, but we keep trying.”___Associated Press writer María Verza in Mexico City contributed to this report.。 又一年毕业季，万千应届毕业生奔赴职场，开启人生新旅程。在这个节点上，我们采访了一位特殊毕业生——温州技师学院的残障毕业生梅潇文，身边人都称呼他“小梅”。小梅于今年2月正式成为一名体彩公益助残点销售员，走出了一条属于他的自立之路。 体彩公益助残点 照亮我的求职路 2025年7月走出校园后，小梅便踏上求职之路。受身体条件限制，他先后向五家单位投递简历，均石沉大海，好不容易争取到一份工作，却因同事偏见遭受排挤，最终无奈离职。接连的打击过后，他在家待业近四个月。“爸妈总劝我放宽心，找不到工作就在家歇着，可天天待在家里，吃穿都靠家人，我心里实在不舒服。
B | ” 漫长的待业生活，让小梅压力倍增，也让他对重新步入职场充满担忧。 转机出现在今年1月。
C | 社区联合残联工作人员主动联系其家人，向他们推荐了体彩助残就业项目。小梅发现该岗位与自身条件十分契合，且项目收益将反哺残疾人公益事业，便毫不犹豫地报名应聘，并顺利通过两轮面试，正式成为一名体彩公益助残点销售员。 在此之前，小梅从未接触过销售类工作，面对全新的业务领域，心里难免打鼓。为帮助特殊从业者快速上手，浙江体彩开设了系统化岗前培训，围绕行业政策、运营规范、各类彩票玩法进行理论授课，并同步安排现场实操教学，工作人员手把手指导设备操作、接待服务与日常运营，帮助他迅速融入岗位。 如今，小梅已在岗近半年，每日工作时段为下午三点到晚上十点，七个小时的工作时长节奏舒缓，并不觉得吃力。他坦言自己做事速度偏慢，但接触下来的购彩者都十分友善包容。“顾客都很好，都会耐心等我，从来不会催促。”工作中遇到不懂的问题，他都会打电话咨询专管员和同事，“不管什么时候请教，大家都特别有耐心，不会不耐烦。” 融洽的相处氛围，让他每天上班都觉得踏实舒心。 从受助者转变为体彩公益从业者，他感慨万千：“一路走来，我真切地感受到社会上有太多好心人，处处都是温暖。” 在他看来，体彩助残岗位为残障群体开辟了宝贵出路：“这份工作面向的人群更广，更是为我们残障人士提供了难得的就业机会。” 据浙江省体育彩票管理中心的工作人员介绍，多年来浙江体彩持续拓宽社会就业渠道，已为社会提供2.6万个就业岗位；同步落实帮扶政策，为符合要求的大专及以上学历、残障人士代销者提供一次性补助，实实在在为特殊就业群体减负赋能。小小的体彩公益助残点承载着民生温度，也彰显着浙江体彩推动残疾人共同富裕的责任担当。随着全省300个“体彩公益助残点”的陆续建成投用，将会有更多像小梅一样的特殊毕业生，在专属岗位上重拾自信、追逐梦想，在美好生活的道路上笃定前行。
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