Venezuela elections: EU says it cannot recognize Maduro’s victory

2024-08-05 00:03:53

presidential election results Venezuela, Electoral authorities consider incumbent president victorious Nicolás Maduro, ‘They are unrecognizable’expressed on Sunday European Union.

«“Without supporting evidence, the results announced by the National Election Commission on August 2 cannot be recognized,” The European Council said in a statement that it called for “independent verification”.

Unlike the United States and other countries, the EU did not recognize the victory of the opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

«Copies of election records released by the opposition and reviewed by multiple independent organizations indicate Edmundo González Urrutia appeared to have won the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of the vote.limited to pointed text.

“The EU therefore calls for New independent verification Election records, if possible, are provided by entities with international reputation,” he added.

The EU also calls on the Venezuelan government to “stop arbitrary arrests, repression and violent rhetoric against members of the opposition and civil society, and release all political prisoners«.


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