2024-08-06 06:57:36
The boss of the diplomacy United States, Antony Blinken, stated in an official statement that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia has won the recent presidential elections in Venezuela. According to Blinken, the “overwhelming evidence” confirms that Gonzalez Urrutia obtained the majority of votes in the electoral process held on July 28.
“Given the overwhelming evidenceit is clear to the United States and, more importantly, to the Venezuelan people, that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the majority of votes in the July 28 presidential election,” Blinken said in a statement.
“The rapid proclamation of Nicolas Maduro as the winner of the presidential elections by the CNE “This has not been supported by concrete evidence. The CNE has not yet published the detailed data or the minutes of the vote count, despite repeated calls from Venezuelans and the international community,” Blinken said.
Finally, Blinken rejected Maduro’s “baseless accusations” against opposition leaders. “The threats of Maduro and its representatives to arrest opposition leaders are undemocratic attempts to suppress political participation and maintain power,” the statement concluded.
MADURO PROPOSED TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
For his part, the Venezuelan president proposed “resuming” negotiations with the United States. “I have always engaged in dialogue,” Maduro posted on the social network X. “If the United States government is willing to respect sovereignty and stop threatening Venezuela, we can resume dialogue,” he added.
The president, however, conditioned possible contacts to the “fulfillment” of a memorandum of understanding signed in Qatar in September.
Machado fears for his life
Shortly before the US government’s statement, the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado He assured, in a column for The Wall Street Journal, to be held in custody for fear of her life and freedom, given the escalation of attacks by the Venezuelan authorities who have called for her arrest and accused her of being a criminal and a fascist.
Machado and González made their last public appearance on Tuesday at a mass event in Caracas. They have not been seen since. / 24 HORAS
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2024-08-06 06:57:36