- The TSJ certified the results of the presidential elections as “irreversible”. Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay recognized Edmundo González as the winner of the elections in Venezuela. The main headquarters of Vente Venezuela in Caracas was raided
On Friday, August 2, the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) certified the results of the presidential elections as “irreversible.” In addition, the main headquarters of Vente Venezuela in Bejucal, Caracas, was raided.
Opposition leader Delsa Solórzano reiterated Edmundo González’s victory with 84% of the electoral records in her possession. In addition, the Venezuelan government deported the team from the Chilean media outlet TVN.
And the non-governmental organization (NGO) VE Sin Filtro denounced the blocking of the newspaper’s website in Venezuela The Wall Street Journal
At the international level, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay recognized Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the elections in Venezuela.
In sports, the Venezuelan men’s team defeated the Egyptian delegation at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Below are the most relevant news from Friday, August 2:
On Friday, August 2, the Supreme Court certified the results of the presidential elections issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE), in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner, as “irreversible.”
“All candidates and the CNE must submit all legal documents. All citizens and candidates are urged to abide by the ruling inherent in this case,” the Judiciary stated.
The candidate of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), Edmundo González Urrutia, did not appear before the TSJ. Meanwhile, the leader Enrique Márquez was the only one present who did not sign the TSJ decision that asks for the results to be recognized.
The political party Vente Venezuela reported that in the early hours of Friday, August 2, armed and hooded individuals forcibly entered the headquarters of the Comando con Vzla, in Altamira (Caracas). According to the report, the assailants subdued the security guards and vandalized the spaces.
In the images posted on social media, the hooded men can be seen writing some words with spray paint and also vandalizing billboards. Leaders published a video in which a white van can be seen leaving the area, which is why the blue flag described the events as a “robbery.”
“We denounce the attacks and insecurity to which we are subjected for political reasons and alert the world about the protection of our members,” wrote Vente Venezuela on X (formerly Twitter).
#URGENT Robbery at 3am with firearms in “El Bejucal”, national headquarters of the @ConVzlaComando and office of @MariaCorinaYA. 6 hooded men without identification subdued security guards. They threatened them and proceeded to spray paint, break down doors and take equipment and… pic.twitter.com/9ey475uwRS
— Wait Venezuela (@VenteVenezuela) August 2, 2024
The governments of Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay recognized Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner of the presidential elections in Venezuela on Friday, August 2.
“After several days of the publication of the official electoral records of Venezuela on http://resultadosconvzla.com, we can all confirm, without a doubt, that the legitimate winner and president-elect is Edmundo González,” wrote the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Diana Mondinoon their social networks.
For its part, Omar Paganini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguaynoted that the decision was made based on evidence presented through the website published by the opposition.
The government of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa also joined in recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela’s president-elect, saying there was “an obvious manipulation of results” by the CNE, which declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner.
3. Delsa Solórzano reiterated Edmundo González’s victory with 84% of the electoral records
Opposition leader Delsa Solórzano reiterated the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González with 84% of the electoral records.
He also criticised the attack on the Vente Venezuela headquarters in Bejucal, Caracas.
In relation to the Letter published by Maria Corina Machado In the diary The Wall Street Journalassured that the leader is in good health and protected.
“María Corina is fine. She will be with us at tomorrow’s rally. We are taking care of ourselves on the streets and we will continue to be peaceful on the streets,” said Delsa Solórzano.
On August 2, Chilean media outlet Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) reported that military officials detained a journalistic team in Táchira that had traveled to cover the post-election protests taking place in Venezuela. It reported that Venezuelan authorities confirmed that the journalists will be deported.
The detainees are journalist Iván Núñez and cameraman José Luis Tapia. Both had managed to pass all the controls to enter Venezuela from Cúcuta without problems. They were detained by a military patrol in the town of Churururú, near Barinas.
According to a statement published by the media outlet, the last contact they had with the team was during the afternoon of Thursday, August 1.
“Given this situation, diplomatic efforts were immediately activated to locate the professionals and demand their release. According to the latest information available, the authorities of that country (Venezuela) have taken the decision to deport the team members, according to information provided by the Chilean ambassador in Venezuela, Jaime Gazmuri, who has been personally following the case,” TVN stated in the letter.
The NGO VE sin Filtro denounced on Friday, August 2, that the website of the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal was blocked in Venezuela following the publication of an opinion piece by opposition leader María Corina Machado.
The NGO explained that the platform is blocked by the operators CANTV, Movistar, Digitel, Inter and NetUno.
In the text, titled “I can prove that Maduro was defeated,” Machado told international media that he “feared for his life” due to the threats against him.
6. Paris 2024: Venezuela’s participation in the Olympic Games on August 2
The Venezuelan men’s fencing delegation lost on Friday, August 2, against the Italian team.
Venezuela got 41 points and Egypt only 35 in the team épée category on the red track.
The Venezuelan men’s fencing delegation is made up of Rubén, Francisco and Jesús Limardo, and Gabriel Lugo.
In The newspaper We present you a summary of the most important information of the day, which you should know at the national and international level.
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