Aime Nogal

Aime Clarisa Nogal Méndez or Aime Nogal, officially Acme Clarisa Nogal Méndez,^[1] is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who specialises in electoral processes.^[2][3] Nogal was a leader of Un Nuevo Tiempo.^[3][4] Nogal became one of the five rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in August 2023.^[2][1] She was born in Caracas^[4] in 1978 or 1979 (age 46–47).^[5]

Aime Nogal
Education	law degree
Occupation	Lawyer
Employer	National Electoral Council (2023–)
Political party	Un Nuevo Tiempo
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Education and early career

Nogal graduated in law, specialising in civil law,^[2] and in digital marketing and in search engine optimization at the Central University of Venezuela.^[3][when?]

Nogal became a leader of the Venezuelan political party Un Nuevo Tiempo.^[3][4]

Nogal provided training and advice to non-governmental organisations about electoral participation, negotiation and confidence-building.^[4]

National Electoral Council

Nogal was an advisor to the National Electoral Council (CNE)^[2] from 2005 to 2012^[4] or 2016.^[5]

In August 2023,^[2] she became one of the five CNE rectors.^[1] Nogal and Juan Carlos Delpino Boscán [es] were two opposition representatives out of the five.^[5]

According to Armando.info, in August 2024, following the 28 July Venezuelan presidential election, Nogal stopped answering phone calls from leaders of the opposition.^[6] El Observador stated that an anonymous source described working meetings of the CNE as having given the impression of having a ratio of four-to-one pro-government-to-opposition members rather than three-to-two. When contacted by Armando.info, Nogal only accepted the publication of two sentences: "I have not abandoned the opposition" ("yo no he abandonado a la oposición") and "I take responsibility for this downpour and will never speak ill of the opposition" ("yo asumo este chaparrón y nunca hablaré mal de la oposición").^[5]