Venezuela Draws a Line in the Sand: EU Meddling Won’t Go Unchallenged

Reactions to the development of the registration process of candidates for the presidential elections in Venezuela, scheduled for July 28 of this year, continue to be the order of the day.

Given the most recent position of the European Union (EU) on the subject, in which he expressed his most “deep concern” for a process that he described as “irregular”, In addition to the arrests of some members of the Vente Venezuela party, the administration of Nicolás Maduro assured that it will take “important decisions” regarding its relationship with this block.

Venezuela will make important decisions regarding its relationship with the European Union, and will not allow the discredited bloc to continue trying to resort to its failed neocolonial actions against a sovereign country.” This was reported through his social network in X, Maduro’s foreign minister, Yván Gil, as highlighted by Efe.

The Chavista official did not detail what measures will be taken from now on, however accused the EU of having “disrespected” the institutions of Venezuela, also arguing that they violated all the principles of international lawbut he also did not give the reasons why he made these accusations.

In the same way, he specified that the EU, continuing with the “following Washington’s foreign policy”, he once again gets mired in interventionism, given that in his opinion the European bloc would once again be entering a dead end.

It must be remembered that just a couple of weeks ago, the administration of Nicolás Maduro expressed its willingness to advance diplomatic, political and economic relations with the EU, based on respect, during a meeting held by Gil and the person in charge. of business of the community block in Caracas, Rachel Roumet.

However, the EU has not been the only one that has expressed its concern about the activities prior to the Venezuelan presidential elections, given that this Tuesday Governments such as those of Brazil and Colombia, known as allies of Chavismo, questioned the development of the registration process of candidates for the July 28 elections through statements, who were immediately classified as “interferencers” by Venezuela.

The reaction of a large part of the international community comes hours after Venezuela concluded the registration period for presidential candidates, during which the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), reported impediments to nominating his candidate, Corina Yorischosen as such due to the impossibility of Maria Corina Machado to compete because she is disqualified.

This Tuesday, the PUD, faced with the “clear impossibility” of nominating Yoris, reported the provisional registration of Edmundo González Urrutia, who may be replaced as of April 1, as long as he does not have any sanction. administrative or impediment contemplated by law, and the National Electoral Council (CNE) admits the candidacy that replaces it.

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