The Armed Forces of Venezuela He has also expressed his “unconditional support” for the president and quickly recognized the proclamation of the leftist ruler for a third six-year term.
“Venezuela and the entire world know that in the elections of July 28th our victory was overwhelming. From the most humble citizen, witness, polling station member, officer of the Armed Forces, police, to international organizations and governments, they know it. With the minutes in hand, the planet has seen and recognized the triumph of the democratic forces,” begins the text published on social media.
In the document they point out that the president Nicolas Maduro He refused to recognize “that he was defeated by the entire country” and stated that in response to the legitimate protest, the Government launched “a brutal offensive against democratic leaders, witnesses, members of the table and even against the common citizenwith the absurd purpose of wanting to hide the truth and, at the same time, trying to corner the victors.”
“We make A call to the conscience of military and police officers “so that they will side with the people and their own families. With this massive violation of human rights, the high command is aligning itself with Maduro and his vile interests,” said the open letter, signed by opposition leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia as “president-elect.”
He National Electoral Council (CNE)accused by the opposition of serving Chavismo, proclaimed Maduro as re-elected president with 52% of the votes compared to 43% for González Urrutia.
Hours after the first bulletin, demonstrations broke out that were repressed by the law enforcement, leaving at least 11 civilians deadaccording to human rights organizations.
Maduro said there are more than 2,000 people arrested. He also said that two soldiers were killed and he claims that the protests are part of a plan to overthrow him.
“We Venezuelans are not enemies of the FAN (Armed Forces),” the opposition stated in its letter.
Machado announced last Thursday that he had gone into hiding out of fear for his life, although he made a surprise appearance to take part in a demonstration on Saturday with thousands of supporters. Maduro has called for jail time for both of them. González Urrutia has not been seen in public since last Tuesday.
The opposition claims to have evidence proving fraud in Venezuela
The Opposition insists on having the evidence which show that there was a fraud July 28th and demands that the CNE publish the voting records. This is a request made by many countries, which are calling for more transparent scrutiny.
Ripe asked the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), also from the official line, “certify” the election through a process that academics and political leaders consider inappropriate. “There is a Supreme Court and that court will have the final say on a process under attack never seen before,” the president said.
The Electoral Chamber of the TSJ asked the CNE for the “records of the scrutiny of the electoral tables at the national level” and the “final totalization record”, as well as the records of the award of victory to Maduro and the proclamation. It has until Monday to present the documentation.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, He expressed his support for “the Venezuelan people’s aspiration for a transparent election” after a telephone conversation with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “This requirement is at the heart of any democracy,” he said.
Lula then called on “the parties to engage in dialogue and to promote understanding between the government and the opposition.” during a meeting with Chilean President Gabriel Boric in Santiago. Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are pushing for a political agreement.
The European Union joined the US and did not recognize the results of the elections in Venezuela
The European Union, Meanwhile, on Sunday, international pressure was raised on Maduro not recognizing the election results. In doing so, it joined the United States and a group of Latin American countries.
“In the absence of supporting evidence, the results published on 2 August by the National Electoral Council cannot be recognised,” the Council of the European Union said in a statement, calling for “independent verification”.
“Copies of the electoral records published by the opposition and reviewed by several independent organizations indicate that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia seems to have won the presidential election by a substantial majority,” the text states simply.
Although the bloc refrained from recognizing a victory of Gonzalez Urrutia, He stressed that “copies of the electoral records published by the opposition and reviewed by several independent organizations” indicate that the opposition “appears to have won the presidential elections by a substantial majority.”
The Chavistas, who are planning a demonstration in Caracas on Monday, have rejected the validity of these ballots and say they have 100% of the ballots to present to the TSJ.
Source: Ambito
