Elections in Venezuela: Rejection of the TSJ resolution that gives victory to Maduro

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.— This Friday, eleven countries in America They “categorically” rejected the certification of the Victory of President Nicolas Maduro in the elections of July 28 by the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela and they claimed a impartial audit of all the votes.

Meanwhile, the Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorone of Maduro’s biggest allies in the region along with his counterparts from Brazil and Colombia, said that his government will wait for the electoral authorities Venezuelans publish the electoral records to decide whether to recognize the Venezuelan president as the winner.

#DigitalFacts 🗣️ The governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay categorically reject the announcement by the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela that verified the results that give Nicolás Maduro the right to vote. pic.twitter.com/wqE3UhRJln

— TV Azteca Honduras (@aztecahonduras) August 23, 2024

In a joint statement, the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay questioned the announcement by the court, which they said had “concluded an alleged verification of the results” released by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

“Our countries had already expressed their disapproval of the validity of the CNE declaration, after opposition representatives were denied access to the official count, the failure to publish the minutes and the subsequent refusal to carry out an impartial and independent audit of all of them,” the 11 countries stated.

In addition to certifying Maduro’s victory on Thursday, the court held that the voting records released by the oppositionwhich give as Winner to Edmundo Gonzalez, are false.

EU calls for verification of minutes

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, said that the EU will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela until the electoral records are delivered and can be verified. Credit: EFE/Pedro Puente Hoyos

The High Representative of the European Union to Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrellannounced on Friday that the EU will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela until the electoral records are delivered and can be verified.

The European Union will not recognise the presidency of Nicolás Maduro until verifiable evidence of the results is presented. “The result must be proven and, at the moment, we have not seen any evidence,” said Josep Borrell. pic.twitter.com/hnfqCR7Vzb

— Mavica (@mavica81) August 23, 2024

“Until we see a verifiable result, we will not recognise it,” stressed the head of European diplomacy, who made these comments after the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela ratified Maduro as president, accepting the results released by the National Electoral Council despite not providing the electoral records, as demanded by the international community.

In a press conference, Borrell insisted that “everyone must be able to see the result of an election”, something that “has not yet happened and we have practically lost hope that it will happen”.

He added that the 27 Member States are “currently” trying to establish a position on the matter and, if one is not established now, he announced that the position will be determined at the Council of Foreign Ministers next week.

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