More than 45 countries rejected the results of the elections organized by Chavismo in Venezuela

Almost fifty countries have spoken out on Monday to ignore the result of the legislative elections promoted by the Nicolás Maduro regime, who seeks to regain control of the National Assembly, currently in control of the opposition.

In the early hours of the day, a document signed by 16 American countries indicated that the elections “organized by the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro, lack legality and legitimacy because they were carried out without the minimum guarantees of a democratic process, of freedom, security and transparency, neither the integrity of the votes, nor the participation of all political forces, nor international observation ”.

The text was endorsed by the governments of Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia,

Later this group was joined by the declaration of Uruguay, which pointed out that the vote did not have “democratic principles or guarantees of transparency.”

For its part, United States, who is leading the pressure against Maduro with economic sanctions on Venezuela, indicated this Monday that he “will continue to recognize” the head of parliament, Juan Guaidó, as “interim president” of Venezuela. “The international community cannot allow Maduro, who is in power illegitimately because he stole the 2018 elections, to benefit from stealing a second election,” warned the head of US diplomacy, Mike Pompeo, in a statement, reaffirming that Sunday’s elections, boycotted by Guaidó, were a “farce.”

Meanwhile, the European Union he also rejected the process. The Twenty seven member states The bloc refused to recognize the result of the elections this Sunday, understanding that they were carried out without “respect for political pluralism” and in a context of “disqualification and persecution of opposition leaders,” they said in a statement. . “The EU calls on the Venezuelan authorities and leaders (…) to unite urgently and to begin a transition process led from Venezuela,” the member states said in the statement, reiterating their commitment to contribute to that process.

In turn, the United Kingdom He denounced this Monday that Sunday’s election “was not free or fair”, without meeting international standards, so the British government does not recognize the results and will maintain its support for Juan Guaidó.

With a participation of 31%, according to the first bulletin of the ruling party, these women parliamentarians have one of the highest abstention percentages of the Venezuelan democratic era, which began in 1958. The opposition, in turn

The absence of two-thirds of the electoral population contrasts with the participation of 71% registered in past legislative elections, when the opposition broke 15 years of Chavista hegemony in 2015.

On this occasion, the majority opposition called for a boycott of the process labeled “fraud” after the justice system appointed new electoral rectors, a power of Parliament, and also handed over the directives of the main parties to Guaidó’s opponents.

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