Quiero Elegir activated symbolic elections in 12 states on September 15, 2025, collecting citizens' electoral demands in ballot boxes.

A forum titled 'Venezuela quiere elegir' was held at the UCV, coordinated by Consorcio de Desarrollo y Justicia, Foro Permanente Juventudes, and the UCV School of Political and Administrative Studies.

Mirla Pérez called for 'non-resignation' and described the challenge as refounding or democratizing the state.

Leonel Alfonso Ferrer said Venezuela commemorates but does not celebrate Democracy Day, citing populism, polarization, and authoritarianism as threats.

This item is a civil-society signal rather than an institutional one: Transparencia Venezuela reports that Quiero Elegir activated symbolic elections in 12 states on September 15, 2025, collecting citizens' electoral demands in ballot boxes, and that a forum titled 'Venezuela quiere elegir' was held at the UCV, coordinated by Consorcio de Desarrollo y Justicia, Foro Permanente Juventudes, and the UCV School of Political and Administrative Studies. The framing — the International Day of Democracy, the demand 'CNE Ahora' — places the activity in the electoral-crisis and CNE-reform space, where the demand is procedural (a functioning electoral authority) rather than a claim about a specific vote outcome. Mirla Pérez's call for 'non-resignation' and her description of the challenge as refounding or democratizing the state indicate that the organizers position the effort as sustained civic pressure, not a one-off commemoration.

Epistemically, all three claims carry an evidence_count of 0, meaning our corpus holds no matching record for them inside this article; this is a limit of our check, not a finding that the events did not occur or lack corroboration elsewhere. Our per-claim corroboration probe cannot yet determine whether two sources report the same claim (0 of 24,929 claim keys cross sources, measured 2026-09-13), so we cannot yet check these assertions against other sources. The source profile — Transparencia Venezuela, category unclassified — means we should read the item as an organizational account of its own and allied activity, useful for tracking intent, framing, and coalition composition, but not as independent verification of scale or participation. The named entities (UCV, FACES-UCV, Observatorio Convivium, Leonel Alfonso Ferrer, Mirla Pérez) suggest an academic-civil-society network, which shapes both the repertoire (forums, symbolic ballots) and the audience (students, professional sectors).

What would change this assessment is observable and near-term. If the CNE announces a date for new rector appointments or a national electoral schedule within roughly 90 days, that would indicate the pressure signal is being met with institutional movement; if Quiero Elegir or allied groups hold another nationwide symbolic election event within the same window, that would indicate the mobilization is recurring rather than episodic. Both are checkable against CNE official announcements, Venezuelan news wires, the Transparencia Venezuela website, and Quiero Elegir's social media. Until then, the appropriate reading is a documented, self-reported civic action whose significance lies in its coordination and framing, with its reach and resonance still unmeasured by our corpus.

The claims, made testable

• asserted — check unavailable Quiero Elegir activated symbolic elections in 12 states on September 15, 2025, collecting citizens' electoral demands in ballot boxes. (evidence: not measured)
• asserted — check unavailable A forum titled 'Venezuela quiere elegir' was held at the UCV, coordinated by Consorcio de Desarrollo y Justicia, Foro Permanente Juventudes, and the UCV School of Political and Administrative Studies. (evidence: not measured)
• asserted — check unavailable Mirla Pérez called for 'non-resignation' and described the challenge as refounding or democratizing the state. (evidence: not measured)

Pattern: 53 related Venezuela signals in the last 30 days on civil society mobilization, electoral crisis, democracy, CNE reform.

What would change the assessment

• The CNE announces a date for new rector appointments or a national electoral schedule. (within 90 days — CNE official announcements, Venezuelan news wires)
• Quiero Elegir or allied civil-society groups hold another nationwide symbolic election event. (within 90 days — Transparencia Venezuela website, social media of Quiero Elegir)

Grounded analysis — deterministic intelligence + AI synthesis anchored to real signals (deterministic + anchored deepseek-chat). No fact is asserted that the sources do not support.

What the sources establish

The source makes the assertions summarized above; VeraVadis has not yet found independent corroboration in its corpus.

Actors named in sources

Quiero Elegir · Consejo Nacional Electoral · Universidad Central de Venezuela · Consorcio de Desarrollo y Justicia · Foro Permanente Juventudes · Escuela de Estudios Políticos y Administrativos de la UCV · Observatorio Convivium · Unidad de Investigación «Modo de vida, sociedad y cultura» de FACES-UCV

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What's still unverified

• Quiero Elegir activó actividades en todo el país para que los ciudadanos expresaran su posición ante la necesidad de elecciones en Venezuela
• Quiero Elegir realizó una dinámica simbólica de elecciones en 12 estados en simultáneo en la que se invitó a los ciudadanos a escribir su deseo o petición electoral
• Mirla Pérez dijo que el país se enfrenta al reto de refundación o democratización — Mirla Pérez
• Leonel Alfonso Ferrer señaló que Venezuela conmemora el Día de la Democracia, pero no lo celebra — Leonel Alfonso Ferrer
• Carlos Luna señaló la necesidad de ir más allá de una democracia formal y avanzar hacia una democracia sustantiva — Carlos Luna