Peru and American countries reject TSJ ruling on elections in Venezuela

The countries that signed the agreement stated that only an independent and impartial audit of the votes would ensure respect for Venezuela’s will.

The Chancellery announced that Peru and 10 other American countries issued a joint statement regarding the ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela regarding the presidential elections on July 28.

On August 22, the TSJ, chaired by judges aligned with Chavismo, ratified the official results of the elections, declaring Nicolas Maduro as the winner. This ruling has been widely denounced as fraudulent both inside and outside Venezuela.

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The president of the TSJ, Caryslia Rodríguez, leading the judicial expert report, stated: “This Electoral Chamber validates the results of the presidential election of the 28th issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE).” This act took place before high-ranking State authorities and diplomatic representatives.

International rejectionl

The statement, also signed by Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, rejects the validation of the TSJ. These countries pointed out that the ruling “attempts to validate the unsupported results issued by the electoral body.”

They also stressed that “our countries had already expressed their disapproval of the validity of the CNE’s declaration, after opposition representatives were denied access to the official count, the non-publication of the minutes and the subsequent refusal to carry out an impartial and independent audit of all of them.”

In this context, the signatories reiterated that “only an impartial and independent audit of the votes, which evaluates all the minutes, will guarantee respect for the sovereign popular will and democracy in Venezuela.”

Concern for Human Rights

Finally, the countries expressed their “deep concern and rejection of the human rights violations perpetrated against citizens who peacefully demand respect for the citizen’s vote and the restoration of democracy.”