- Omar Paganini argued that, due to the evidence presented, his government supports the victory in the elections in the country
On August 2, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Omar Paganini recognized Edmundo González as the winner of the presidential elections in Venezuela.
“Based on the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to Uruguay that Edmundo González Urrutia won the majority of votes in Venezuela’s presidential elections. We hope that the will of the Venezuelan people will be respected,” the official wrote in X.
On July 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay issued a statement signed by Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic, in which they reported that they were closely following the events in Venezuela. The document stated that the governments consider it “indispensable” that the guarantees of transparency regarding the results of the presidential elections be respected.
After the announcement was made public, Paganini expressed concern about the delay in the delivery of the first results bulletin by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
“We are concerned that the Venezuelan CNE is taking too long to give results: the polling stations closed six hours ago. The delivery of the minutes to the opposition witnesses (delegates) has been halted. We demand transparency. The Venezuelan regime must process and accept the results without delay,” said Paganini on July 28.
Lacalle called for transparency in the electoral results in Venezuela
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said on July 29 that Nicolás Maduro’s victory in Venezuela’s presidential elections “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.
“It was an open secret. They were going to ‘win’ regardless of the actual results. The process up to the day of the election and the counting of votes was clearly flawed. You cannot recognize a victory if you do not trust the way and the mechanisms used to achieve it,” wrote the Uruguayan president in a message on X.
Lacalle Pou’s statement added to the international statements in both America and Europe that have questioned the results, after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced Maduro’s victory in the presidential elections.
Countries that have recognized Edmundo González’s victory
Several international spokesmen have called for thorough reviews of the election results in Venezuela after the CNE presented a first bulletin without specifying a breakdown by state.
Following these statements, on July 29, the Venezuelan government demanded that Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay “the withdrawal, immediately, of its representatives in Venezuelan territory”, in rejection of its “interventionist actions and statements” regarding the presidential elections.
In response, and due to the CNE’s failure to present data, Argentina, the United States, Peru and Uruguay have expressed their support for the vote counting records presented by opposition leader María Corina Machado, which represent 80% of the votes and give victory to the former Venezuelan ambassador.
The government of Peru was the first nation to recognize Edmundo González as the winner of the presidential elections on Sunday, July 28, following announcements by Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea on Tuesday, July 30.
“This position is shared by many countries, governments and international organizations,” the Peruvian foreign minister told state-run TV Peru.
On August 1, the U.S. government recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election.
Antony Blinken, Secretary of State for the Biden Administration, published a statement in which he evaluated the electoral process in Venezuela, in which he assured that “it is clear” that Edmundo González obtained the majority of the votes in the elections.
On August 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Diana Mondino, recognized Edmundo González as the winner of the Venezuelan presidential elections.
“After several days of the official electoral records of Venezuela being published on http://resultadosconvzla.com, we can all confirm, without a doubt, that the legitimate winner and president-elect is Edmundo González,” the official wrote on her social media account X.
The position of other presidents in Latin America
Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, spoke out on Wednesday, July 31, to demand that the Venezuelan government allow “transparent scrutiny with counting of votes and minutes” with “international and professional” observation.
The vote count is the end of every electoral process, it must be transparent and ensure peace and democracy,” the president wrote on his X account.
The Brazilian news portal UOL He noted that the Brazilian government will refrain from recognizing Nicolás Maduro’s victory until a verification of the vote counting records is carried out, in which electoral observers and experts can participate.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on July 29 that his government will not recognize the results that are not verifiable.
“The Maduro regime must understand that the results it publishes are difficult to believe. The international community and above all the Venezuelan people demand total transparency of the minutes and the process, and that international observers not compromised with the government account for the veracity of the results,” wrote the president on his X account.
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2024-08-03 14:49:58
