The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, has spoken along similar lines, suggesting that the EU will not recognise Maduro as president until the election data is delivered and can be verified.
The Spanish government will not recognize the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela’s presidential elections, which have been ratified by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), until they publish publications “in a complete and verifiable manner” the minutes of the elections of July 28.
This was reported on Friday by sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who have confirmed the position defended by the government from the beginning that the minutes of the voting machines must be published to verify Maduro’s victory. This position has been rejected by the opposition, which assures that its candidate, Edmundo González, is the winner.
“As we have said from the first moment, in order to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Venezuela, it is essential that the minutes with the voting results are published in a complete and verifiable manner, so that there is full transparency about the panel noted by United Nations experts and as is customary in all democracies,” the sources explained.
“Until this happens, we will not be able to recognize the results of the elections,” they have warned from the department led by José Manuel Albares, thus joining the position of some Ibero-American leaders, such as the Chilean Gabriel Boric, who has refused to recognize Maduro’s victory, which was certified by the TSJ on Thursday.
The High Representative of the European Union spoke along similar lines Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, who has suggested that the EU will not recognize Maduro as president until the election data is delivered and can be verified.
“And as long as we don’t see a verifiable result, we will not recognize it“, the head of European diplomacy stressed.
Source: EITB
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