- Countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Portugal demanded that the counting of the vote counts be verified | Main photo: EFE
After the National Electoral Council (CNE) issued the first bulletin declaring President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the July 28 presidential elections, the international community spoke out against the results issued by the electoral body.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric warned in the early hours of July 29 that the results offered by the CNE “They are hard to believe“and that his country will not recognize “any result that is not verifiable.”
Boric was the first international leader to question the delay in the vote count and warned that neither the international community nor Chile would accept results that were not “transparent,” “timely” and “fully reflect the will expressed at the polls.”
For his part, the President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, announced that he is putting in place “suspended” diplomatic relations with Venezuela and withdraw its personnel from the country. Mulino had previously stated that his government “hoped” that the Venezuelan authorities “respect the popular will,” but this situation was “ignored.”
The Ecuadorian government reported that there was “lack of transparency” in the results of the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 28. The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry questioned in a press release published on social media the “absence of guarantees” in the process of publishing the results.
The organization called on the international community to ensure that Venezuelan authorities fully and transparently verify the elections, with the participation of impartial international observers.
On the other hand, the president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, assured that the victory of Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections of Venezuela “It was an open secret”. The president indicated in a message on social media that, in his opinion, the mechanisms to achieve this victory were not reliable.
The position of the Carter Center and the UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on July 29 called for “full transparency” over the results of Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela, and expressed hope that disputes “will be resolved peacefully.”
The Carter Center, for its part, demanded that the National Electoral Council (CNE) publish the detailed results of the elections “immediately.”
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León expressed significant doubts about the Venezuelan election results. In a message broadcast through his official channels, Arévalo de León stated that “Venezuela deserves transparent, accurate results that adhere to the will of its people.”
Other countries such as Costa Rica, Argentina, Peru and Paraguay joined those that protested against the first bulletin issued by the CNE.
Countries waiting for the CNE results to be verified
Several countries such as the United States, Germany, Norway and Colombia have demanded that the result announced by the CNE be verified. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed worry by the results announced by the National Electoral Council.
“It is critical that every vote is fair and transparent. Election authorities must immediately share information with the opposition and publish detailed voting tables,” Blinken said at a press conference in Tokyo.
The German government expressed concern about the results of the presidential elections in Venezuela, and called on the country’s authorities to “be transparent with the count“and that they “make the minutes public” to clearly see “who won the elections.”
“We are deeply concerned by reports that the opposition was denied its right under Venezuelan law to participate in the vote count and was also denied access to the electoral records,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer told a news conference.
The United Kingdom expressed concern on Monday, July 29, over allegations of irregularities in the presidential elections in Venezuela, calling for the dissemination of “detailed results” of the voting records to ensure transparency.
For his part, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, assured that he will recognize the victory of President Nicolás Maduro proclaimed by the CNE if this election “confirms the trend.” The president also asked to wait for the “vote count.”
Similarly, Colombia and Brazil said they are waiting for the results of the votes counted by the CNE to be released in order to issue a statement on whether they agree with the results published by the electoral body.
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2024-07-30 19:13:01
