After the deadline to register the candidates who will participate in the presidential elections on July 28, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) did not allow access for the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) apply for teacher Corina Yoristhere have been multiple reactions in the international arena regarding this fact.
This Tuesday the Brazilian government led by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, expressed his concern about the development of the process regarding the presidential elections in Venezuelain response to this, he pointed out the series of impediments that Professor Corina Yoris was subject to, which in his opinion does not go hand in hand with the Barbados Agreement.
“Based on the information available, it is observed that the candidate indicated by the Unitary Platform, a political opposition force, and on whom no judicial decisions weighed, was prevented from registering, which is not compatible with the Barbados agreements.”reads part of the statement issued by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry.
A very similar position was shared by the government of Gustavo Petrowhich through a statement also expressed its concern about the series of obstacles that the PUD opposition bloc had to face in order to nominate its candidate Corina Yoris.
Faced with this situation, the Colombian government demanded guarantees for all those who want to participate in the presidential elections in Venezuela.
“Colombia expresses its concern about the recent events that occurred on the occasion of the registration of some presidential candidacies, particularly in relation to the difficulties faced by majority sectors of the opposition – such as the Democratic Unitary Platform and the Vente Venezuela Movement, among others -, which which could affect the confidence in some sectors of the international community in the transparency and competitiveness of the electoral process that will culminate with the presidential elections on December 28. julio“, highlights the writing.
This position does not seem to have been very popular with the administration of Nicolás Maduro, and his chancellor, Yván Gil, He did not hesitate to confront these statements, classifying them as “gross interference.”
“Driven by the need to please the designs of the US State Department, the Colombian Foreign Ministry takes a false step and commits an act of gross interference in matters that only concern Venezuelans.“, Gil posted on his official account on the social network X. Chancellor, Omar Paganini, did not hesitate to assure that in Venezuela it is consolidating as “a dictatorship“, given that in his opinion the electoral process “has been completely distorted”.
The Chancellor of Uruguay, Omar Paganini, emphasized in a press conference held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that they have been confirmed “the worst forecasts“, after the illegal disqualification of María Corina Machado and after the various obstacles that were generated to prevent the registration of Corina Yoris in the CNE.
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