The Foreign Ministry signed a joint statement expressing “serious concern” about the integrity of the Venezuelan electoral process.
The Uruguayan government along with some countries in the region warned of their “serious concern” about the appearance of “new electoral obstacles” in Venezuelaafter the majority parties of the Venezuelan opposition, the Democratic Unity Table (MUD) and A New Time (UNT)continue without being able to register their candidate less than 24 hours after the deadline established by the National Electoral Council.
The statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) In the last few hours he is jointly accompanied by the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peruin addition to his own Uruguay.
In it, they showed their “serious concern about the information linked to persistent impediments in registration in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of presidential candidates before the National Electoral Council”, when there is less than a clock day left until the closing of registrations.
The Venezuelan opposition lines up behind Corina Yoris
After what was the disqualification of the former candidate wave Maria Corina Machadoboth the MUD and the UNT seek to enroll academics and politicians Corina Yorismember of the National Primary Commission of Venezuelain an attempt to seize power in the elections from the government of Nicolas Maduro.
Yoris assured this afternoon through his X account (formerly Twitter) that the impediment to his registration with the National Electoral Council “is leaving the entire country without an option” to alternate power.
“This situation, together with the previous disqualifications that have been in the public domain, adds questions about the integrity and transparency of the electoral process in its entirety,” the MRREE letter continues before adding that “these restrictions prevent progress towards elections that allow carry out a democratization process in the sister Venezuela“.
Finally, the document urges the current Venezuelan government to “reconsider” the situation so that, after the relevant registration period has ended, “citizens who meet the requirements enshrined in the Venezuelan Constitution can be duly registered.” with the aim that “the brother Venezuelan people can freely choose their next government.”
Source: Ambito
