The presidential candidate for the National Party, Alvaro Delgadospoke out against the results in Venezuela and the opposition’s complaint about possible fraud against the winner, Nicolas Madurowho would serve his third consecutive six-year term.
“We condemn the regrettable outcome in Venezuela”, Delgado said on his X account this Monday morning.
“The Venezuelan people have spoken and they will have to listen to them. The international community cannot be complicit. We expect statements from governments and the Organization of American States (OAS) “denouncing fraud,” the presidential candidate added.
The conviction of Luis Lacalle Pou
For his part, the president Luis Lacalle Pou anticipated early Monday morning that Uruguay will not recognize the results in Venezuela. “Not like that! It was an open secret. They were going to ‘win’ regardless of the actual results,” the president wrote. Luis Lacalle Pou in your account on X in the early morning.
“The process leading up to the day of the election and the counting of votes was clearly flawed. You cannot acknowledge a victory if you do not trust the way and the mechanisms used to achieve it,” he said.
Leftist Maduro celebrated being re-elected for a third consecutive six-year term, amid allegations of fraud by the opposition, which claimed victory for its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
He National Electoral Council (CNE), The ruling party proclaimed the Chavista leader with 5.15 million votes (51.2%), after counting 80% of the votes. González Urrutia, the opposition leader’s successor Maria Corina Machadoreceived 4.45 million votes (44.2%), according to this first bulletin.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan opposition denounced fraud in the vote and declared herself victorious with 70% of the votes, against 30% for Maduro. “All the rules have been violated,” said González Urrutia.
Machado actually proclaimed it. “Venezuela has a new president-elect and it is Edmundo González Urrutia,” she said to applause at a press conference. “This is not just another fraud, this is blatantly disregarding and violating the popular will,” said the opposition member who was disqualified from being a candidate.
The announcement of his re-election was immediately questioned by USA, Argentina, Chili, Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Spain and the European Unionwho called for “total transparency” in the vote count. While Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras and Bolivia they congratulated him.
Source: Ambito
