2024-08-02 03:13:35
The United States confirmed this Thursday night that the opposition candidate in Venezuela, Edmundo González, defeated President Nicolás Maduro last Thursday, who declared himself the winner of the elections despite refusing to show the electoral records. Washington called for negotiations to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power.
The opposition has taken to the streets to protest manipulation and fraud in the results by the Chavista government, while Maduro demanded the arrest of González and opposition leader María Corina Machado, who he accused of encouraging “a coup.”
After entering a crisis, the US government stepped up the front. From doubts you go to certainty. “For strong evidence, it is clear to the United States and, more importantly, to the Venezuelan people, that Edmundo González Urrutia won the majority of votes in Venezuela in the July 28 presidential election,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. it is a statement.
Blinken did not indicate in his speech that the US recognizes González as the president of Venezuela. But congratulations on your successful campaign. “Now is the time for the Venezuelan parties to start conversations about a respectful and peaceful change, in accordance with the electoral law and the will of the Venezuelan people,” he said.
“We give full support to the process to re-establish democratic rules in Venezuela. “We want to consider ways to strengthen these principles together with international partners,” the head of US diplomacy emphasized.
In that statement he explained that the quick announcement of Maduro’s victory by the National Electoral Commission took place without any evidence. Blinken recalled that this organization has not yet published data despite frequent requests made by the international community.
Brazil and Colombia led civil society initiatives for Chavismo to publish all electoral records.
After showing that independent foreign observers, such as those of the Carter Center, do not have access to this document, Blinken emphasized that the democratic opposition has brought light to more than 80% of the minutes, which are directly accepted from the electoral colleges, and from It follows that González won more votes than Maduro “by an insurmountable margin.”
The Secretary of State also rejected Maduro’s “baseless accusations” against opposition leaders González and Machado, and threats of arrest, which he described as “an act of democracy to suppress political participation and retain power.” He also asked for the release of all those arrested “for exercising their right to participate in the electoral process and demand transparency.”
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