Uruguay and Mercosur discuss next steps in response to Venezuelan political crisis

Uruguay and Mercosur discuss next steps in response to Venezuelan political crisis

The head of the Chancellery, Omar Paganinihe said that the Uruguay is analyzing the next steps regarding relations with Venezuela, after the country expelled diplomatic representatives of countries that questioned the results of Sunday’s election.

“It is a totally unilateral action framed in a discourse of an international conspiracy against them for interference, when Uruguay has only issued statements,” said the foreign minister and added that this could lead to a break in relations with Venezuela.

However, Paganini admitted that the Bolivarian country is important for the Uruguay, “beyond the regime”, although they cannot ignore the fact that none of the necessary protocols for the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel by the Venezuela. He also defended the decision of the Uruguay to send an ambassador to that country, in conversation with Radio Sarandí.

On the other hand, he did not rule out that Mercosur will make some decision regarding the crisis in Venezuela, even though the country does not belong to the bloc. “We are studying and talking with the rest of the countries,” said the leader of the bloc. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Regarding the results of the elections and the possibility of fraud in the counting, Paganini said that the government will not take a position at this time, although he admitted that the information presented by the opposition in that country seems “much more serious” than that announced by the government.

Parliament denounced “electoral fraud” in Venezuela

He Parliament denounced “electoral fraud” in Venezuela, after calling an extraordinary session to determine its position regarding the crisis unleashed in the Caribbean country for which the government of Uruguay and much of the international community considers the results of Sunday’s elections to be flawed, in which the electoral authority declared the president the winner. Nicolas Maduro.

Amid questioned results from different sectors, the initiative that also declared the government of Ripe was validated by 18 out of 31 votes, meaning that it had the support of the coalition legislators. On the other hand, the Broad Front He launched his own motion that received 13 votes and was unsuccessful.

The senators’ statement noted that “the Maduro regime has carried out a electoral fraud which confirms the illegitimacy of its government, both in terms of its origin and its anti-democratic practices.”

The text also repudiated “the attempts to legitimize this fraud, with complicity, by leaders and political sectors in our country,” and then expressed “solidarity with the Venezuelan people and with the democratic leaders and the legitimately elected president.” Edmundo Gonzalez”.

Source: Ambito

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