2024-07-30 23:00:42
This Tuesday, former president José Mujica and former vice president Lucía Topolansky addressed the issue of the elections in Venezuela, which generated significant political influence within Uruguay.
In statements to the newspaper El País, Lucía Topolansky stated that “we are waiting to look at the minutes to know” about the information that must be provided by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, which is administered by the government . “You have to look at all the information there is to be able to say something,” he explained. He pointed out that the statement of the Broad Front is clear when it is requested that the minutes be presented.
“The minutes collected by the opposition are also there. We have to check everything and then we will see the legitimacy of that process,” he said.
Topolansky described the election event as “very confusing, very suspicious” and highlighted the lack of information, suggesting that jumping to conclusions could do more harm than good. “We are very concerned,” he said.
The Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) spoke out in favor of the elections in Venezuela and strongly criticized “right and Yankee imperialism”, in the context of regional political polarization. Topolansky emphasized the role of Brazil, which drew international attention to the situation, and mentioned that countries such as Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Uruguay and Paraguay have taken a similar position.
The former vice president expressed the need to address the situation with a complex and comprehensive perspective. “That’s why I’m not in a hurry,” she said, referring to the request for exhaustive verification of election records.
He also emphasized the importance of proving an alleged computer attack.
Topolansky concluded that “there are more questions than answers,” and that most countries have shown restraint, except for the reactions of Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who is known for his usual harsh tone.
On the other hand, Topolansky expressed concern over the recent expulsion of the Uruguayan ambassador and other Venezuelan diplomats. “It’s a cause for concern, because the more countries in the world we have relations with, the better,” he said.
He recalled that it took time during the last years of the Frente Amplio government to appoint an ambassador, pointing out that this government finally succeeded in appointing an ambassador in Venezuela. He suggested avoiding internal conflicts and not mixing these issues with national election issues, pointing out that “some of them try to shout and talk with irresponsible logic.”
Mujica is far from the MLN’s support for the Venezuelan elections
José Mujica, for his part, departed from the statement issued by the Tupamaros National Liberation Movement (MLN-T), which described the elections on Sunday, July 28 in Venezuela as “an exemplary electoral act.” “He has nothing to do with it,” the former president told Busque magazine, pointing out that he was not consulted or participated in the preparation of the statement, and does not represent him, ensuring that he will speak he later on the subject.
Mujica pointed out that there is currently no reliable information regarding what happened in the elections, on the one hand and on the other. He declared that he maintains “doubts” regarding the official results that declared Nicolás Maduro the winner over the opponent Edmundo González Urrutia. He indicated that his position is similar to that of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who avoided making a definitive statement until he had more details on the electoral process.
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