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President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador He spoke out regarding the elections held in Venezuelacalling for the completion of the vote count to know the progress of the legal process.
In his statement, AMLO He stressed that he cannot ignore the preliminary results presented by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which give victory to Nicolas Maduro.
For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) celebrated “the civic and peaceful nature of the election day.” The preliminary results, which give victory to Maduro, were supported by the SRE, which assured that “Mexico will respect the will of the Venezuelan people.”
Declares Musk ‘archenemy’ after criticism
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called SpaceX founder and owner of the social network X, Elon Musk, his “new arch-enemy.” In a statement made during his proclamation as re-elected president, Maduro criticized Musk, suggesting that the American tycoon seeks to control virtual reality to create a narrative that harms his government.
“There is something called social networks, which create a virtual reality, and who controls virtual reality? Our new arch-enemy, the famous Elon Musk (…). He would like to come with his rockets and an army to invade Venezuela,” Maduro said in Caracas.
Maduro’s statements are a consequence of Musk’s constant criticism, who described the Venezuelan presidential elections as a “huge electoral fraud.” Musk also disqualified the president by comparing him to a donkey. “The donkey knows more than Maduro” (sic), he wrote.
In addition, anti-Chavez leader Maria Corina Machado said that the “new president-elect” is Edmundo Gonzalez, challenging Maduro’s proclamation.
Tensions between the Venezuelan government and international critics, including Elon Musk, continue to raise the profile of the political crisis in Venezuela.
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