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Original title: Pompeo accuses Venezuela of fraudulent elections. Foreign Minister: This is a zombie speaking
[文/观察者网 王世纯]In the closing moments of Trump’s first term, Pompeo did not forget to take the time to blame Venezuela for the recent elections.
On December 6, US Secretary of State Pompeo continued to accuse Maduro’s Venezuelan government of “illegal rule.” Pompeo said that there was “fraud” in the Venezuelan elections in recent days and “it will not reflect the wishes of the Venezuelan people.”
In this sense, the Venezuelan foreign minister also “returned” on Twitter, saying that Pompeo’s move was “the zombies have spoken” and the United States “suffered a complete failure” in Venezuela.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister “returns” Pompeo, calling him a “zombie”According to the “Washington Post” report of December 6, Venezuela is scheduled to elect a new National Congress on December 6, which is the Venezuelan Parliament. The ruling party, the Socialist Unity Party, will seek to regain a majority in parliament in these elections. The opposition coalition represented by Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself “interim president”, boycotted the elections.
The National Congress of Venezuela is the Venezuelan Parliament and the highest legislative body in the country, it is elected every six years. The deputies to the National Congress are directly elected by the entire country of Venezuela. This election will elect 277 new members. Currently, the ruling party, the United Socialist Party, is the minority party and Guaidó’s opposition party is the majority party. The results of the elections will be published on January 5.
The “Washington Post” predicts that the ruling party, the United Socialist Party, will win a majority in power after Sunday’s elections.
Regarding this choice, the United States has jumped to “make irresponsible comments.” US Secretary of State Pompeo once again accused the Venezuelan authorities of “fraud” in the December 6 Twitter elections.
Pompeo said on Twitter that the results announced by the “illegal Maduro regime” “will not reflect the wishes of the Venezuelan people.” Today’s elections are all “hoaxes, illusions, not elections.”
In addition to Pompeo, US National Security Assistant Robert O’Brien declared at the White House on December 5 that Venezuela’s upcoming parliamentary elections would be “fraudulent.”
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Arreaza (with short hair and a white mask in the photo), talks to voters. Source:Areasa’s personal TwitterIn the face of Pompeo’s constant accusations, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Arreaza directly republished Pompeo’s tweet and “replied” that Pompeo was a “zombie.”
Areasa wrote: “A zombie has spoken! However, as your boss said, fraud does exist in the US elections. Secretary Pompeo, accept the facts calmly and submissively: in Venezuela, you have suffered a complete failure. We hope that the (US) State Department and the White House resume diplomatic work as soon as possible. “
In addition to the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Venezuelan President Maduro also said that he “does not care” about the interference of the United States in the elections. Maduro said at a campaign rally earlier this week: “The dying Trump administration said it will not recognize the results of the campaign. But we don’t care what the US Empire says.”
At present, the president of the National Congress, Juan Guaidó, an opposition figure recognized by the United States as the “president”, has refused to be “re-elected” in this election and alleged to boycott the parliamentary elections. The Guaidó-led opposition intends to conduct a national poll from 5 to 12, asking questions including “if the election is fair.”
It is worth mentioning that the Trump administration and advisers to President-elect Biden affirmed that they will continue to recognize Guaidó as the “president of Venezuela” after voting in the Venezuelan elections on Sunday.
Pompeo recently issued a “strong opinion” on national elections in many countries. On November 19, during the general elections in Myanmar, Pompeo specially issued a statement on the website of the United States Embassy in Myanmar, saying that the United States will continue to pay close attention to the electoral process and called for the Myanmar authorities to ensure that votes are counted and complaints are resolved in a transparent and credible manner.
Pompeo later praised the November 3 elections in Palau, a Pacific island nation, on November 21, saying that Palau held the elections as a “model of democratic elections.”
