Dominican President Luis Abinader demanded on Friday the publication of all the minutes of the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner, results rejected by the majority opposition and questioned by different countries.
The “very serious crisis” in Venezuela following the publication of these results “leads us to demand the publication of all electoral records, their verification by impartial institutions and respect for the result emanating from the will of the Venezuelan people,” said Abinader in his inauguration speech for a second and final term and in the presence of more than a dozen foreign dignitaries, including the King of Spain.
The Dominican president said: “The attacks against democratic institutions and the use of political violence that we are seeing in Venezuela are highly reprehensible.”
“These authoritarian actions are profoundly unjust and destroy the social and political achievements achieved through the efforts of generations,” Abinader added, to applause from those present at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, where the presidential inauguration took place on this occasion instead of the National Congress, as usual.
Abinader’s swearing-in takes place when attention is focused on the situation in Venezuela following the July elections and, due to the presence in Santo Domingo of a significant number of leaders from the region, who are expected to have informal conversations on the matter.
On July 31, an initiative calling on Venezuelan authorities to publish the minutes of the elections “immediately” failed to prosper at the Organization of American States (OAS).
Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, the United States, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay were the countries that voted in favor of this resolution.
On July 30, the Dominican Republic closed its embassy and consulate general in Venezuela in response to the measures announced the day before by the Maduro government regarding the withdrawal of representatives from seven states, including those from the Caribbean country, for questioning the official election results.
In addition to the withdrawal of representatives, the Venezuelan government temporarily suspended air connections with the Dominican Republic.
Caracas / EFE
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2024-08-19 18:06:48
