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Eleven Latin American countries, including the United States, Chile and Argentina, will not recognize the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
These countries expressed their rejection of the sentence handed down by the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela, in light of the alleged electoral victory of the President Maduro. Allegations of fraud led to protests over the lack of recognition of the results.
“Only an impartial and independent audit of the votes, which evaluates all the minutes, will guarantee democracy in Venezuela,” the nations say. Among the countries that signed the note are Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
According to the signatory countries, the Supreme Court’s ruling “intends to validate the results without support,” these data were issued by the National Electoral Council. They continue to demand that this body publish the minutes that would prove the Apparent victory of the president Venezuelan.
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In addition, these Latin American countries have expressed their concern about the human rights violations that are taking place against citizens in Venezuela. This comes after protests following the election results have left several dead.
They have therefore promised to continue to insist that the voice of the Venezuelan people be respected. In the note they have alluded to the possible victory of the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia.
The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela asked the Prosecutor’s Office investigate possible crimes committed by opposition leaders, who have distributed documents to counter official statistics and demonstrate the supposed victory of the opposition government.
Furthermore, Spain will not recognise the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections in Venezuela. They reaffirm that in order to recognise the results, it is essential that the minutes with the voting results be published in a complete and verifiable manner. “Until this happens, we will not be able to recognise the result of the elections.”