Not even 24 hours have passed since the National Electoral Council (CNE) announce as the winner of the presidential elections Nicolas Maduroa situation that has generated diverse reactions throughout the world, some in favor and others against, given that the latter They question the transparency of these results.
And it is that The polls always placed the candidate of the Unitary Platform, Edmundo González Urrutia, as the favorite.however In its first bulletin after the end of the day, the electoral body offered different results, stating that Maduro would have been reelected for a third term with a 7% difference. before the opposition after having counted 80% of the votes.
Faced with this, one of the first reactions came from UN Secretary-General António Guterreswho on Monday asked for “full transparency“on the results of these elections, trusting that the disagreements can be resolved “peacefully.”
He also urged the authorities in Venezuela to “publish the results and the breakdown by polling station in due time”.
USA also reacted. This Monday the head of diplomacy of this country, Antony Blinken, He expressed his concern about the results announced by the CNE, since he doubts that it reflects the will of the people, which is why he asked for a “fair and transparent recount” of the votes.
“Now that voting has concluded, it is vitally important that every vote is counted fairly and transparently. We call on the electoral authorities to publish detailed vote counts (actas) to ensure transparency and accountability.“, accurate.
France in the voice of his foreign minister, Stephane Sejournealso joined this call, ensuring that Only the transparency of the process could guarantee the sincerity of the vote, in addition to respecting the will of the voters.. He urged the relevant authorities to publish the results obtained in all voting centres in the country.
Brasil talso reacted through a statement, in which the foreign ministry of the Amazon giant requested a ““impartial verification” of the results obtained on Sunday, July 28.
He asked the CNE to publish the precise data of each voting table, so that the electoral process enjoys the “tTransparency, credibility and legitimacy“necessary.”
The neighboring nation of Colombia He also spoke out through his chancellor, Luis Gilberto Murillowho also joined the cry of “total vote count”, so that they can be verified in an independent audit, thereby clearing up any doubts that may exist about the process.
The European Union was not left behind, and through the head of diplomacy of this instance, Josep Borrelurged Venezuela to guarantee the “full transparency of the electoral process”, which should have a detailed count of the votes, as well as access to the voting records of the polling stations.
Similarly, nine Latin American governments demanded in a joint statement on Monday a “complete review” of the results of the presidential election in Venezuela and announced that they will request an urgent meeting of the Organization of American States to discuss the matter.
The executives of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay They expressed their “deep concern“for the conduct of the elections and demanded that the review of the results be carried out with the presence of independent observers.
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2024-08-02 07:02:02
