- Alberto van Klaveren said that everything that leads to knowing the transparent results of the Venezuelan elections is welcome
Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren said that the country “values” the insistence of Brazil and Colombia to achieve the transparent publication of the electoral records of the last presidential elections in Venezuela, and stressed that it “condemns the violations of human rights, including the persecution unleashed against opposition leaders.”
“Anything that leads to knowing the true result of the elections manipulated by the regime in Venezuela is welcome. We value the recent declaration of Brazil and Colombia and their insistence on knowing the results broken down by voting table,” the Chilean Secretary of State posted on Saturday night through the social network X, adding that the country “hopes that a democratic transition can take place in that country.”
The Chilean minister referred to the Joint declaration by Brazil and Colombiaa document published on Saturday in which both governments called on all parties involved in the Venezuelan crisis to avoid “acts of violence and repression.”
“Both presidents (Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro) remain convinced that the credibility of the electoral process can only be restored through the transparent publication of disaggregated and verifiable data. Venezuela’s political normalization requires the recognition that there is no lasting alternative to peaceful dialogue and democratic coexistence in diversity,” the foreign ministries of Brazil and Colombia stated.
For his part, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said last Thursday that the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela that ratified the victory of Nicolás Maduro “finally consolidates the fraud” in the elections of July 28.
“The Maduro regime obviously welcomes with enthusiasm his sentence, which will be marked by infamy. There is no doubt that we are facing a dictatorship that falsifies elections, represses those who think differently and is indifferent to the largest exile in the world, comparable only to that of Syria as a result of a war,” Boric said through the social network X.
The TSJ ruling on the election results
On August 22, the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the results of the July 28 elections announced by the CNE, which gave victory to Nicolás Maduro, which has been accused of being “fraudulent” inside and outside the country.
Since coming to power in March 2022, Boric has been one of the harshest voices in the region against President Maduro, a stance that has set him apart from other progressive leaders, such as Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Colombia’s Gustavo Petro.
With information from EFE
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2024-08-26 16:12:09
