The [[European Union]] condemned the conditions placed on election monitors as unacceptable and declined to attend. The Carter Center was shut out for three days. Experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have identified signs of fraud based on statistical analysis.<ref> The Carter Stamp of Approval On the Venueuzlan Election - Less Than Worthless. Capitalism Mag. [http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/world/americas/3924-the-carter-stamp-of-approval-on-the-venueuzlan-election-less-than-worthless.html]</ref>
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The [[European Union]] condemned the conditions placed on election monitors as unacceptable and declined to attend. The Carter Center was shut out for three days. Experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have identified signs of fraud based on statistical analysis.<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/americas/commentary/carters-bungled-observation-hurts-venezuelan-democracy Carter's Bungled Observation Hurts Venezuelan Democracy], ''Heritage'', Sep 9, 2004.</ref><ref>The Carter Stamp of Approval On the Venezuelan Election - Less Than Worthless. Capitalism Mag. [http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/world/americas/3924-the-carter-stamp-of-approval-on-the-venueuzlan-election-less-than-worthless.html]</ref>