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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro describes the opposition as scattered and affirms that he could not join his ranks to run in the elections.
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Maduro: The division of the opposition is the main reason for the triumph of the Socialist Union in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that one of the reasons for the high results obtained by the Socialist Alliance in the parliamentary elections is the division and dispersal of the opposition parties.
During his meeting with the Russian observer delegation, Maduro described the opposition as dispersed and unable to meet for the elections.
Last Sunday, Venezuela witnessed parliamentary elections with the participation of 107 parties, while more than 20 opposition parties refused to participate.
Maduro had announced the victory of the Socialists in the parliamentary elections, indicating the expected change in the work cycle.
“We know how to win and lose, and today it turns out that we win. There is a change in the cycle, the economic cycle, the restoration of the country, the economy, sovereignty, independence,” Maduro said live on Venezuela’s “VTV” channel . He called on the opposition to take advantage of the defeat of President Donald Trump in the elections to abandon the US intervention agenda in Venezuela. The demands of the new US administration headed by Joe Biden to lift all sanctions on Caracas.
Russia, for its part, praised the “transparent” legislative elections in Venezuela yesterday, saying: “The electoral process in Venezuela was developed in a more responsible and transparent way than what is happening in some countries that used to be considered an example of democracy.” , highlighting that “any serious violation”. He did not score during it.
Russian support was counteracted by the refusal of the United States and the European Union to recognize the results of the Venezuelan elections, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that Washington “will continue to recognize interim President Juan Guaidó and the legitimate National Assembly. “, as expressed.
As for the Chancellor of the European Union, Josep Borrell, issued a statement on behalf of the 27 members, in which he said that “the vote did not meet the minimum international standards.”
These statements arise after the National Electoral Commission of Venezuela indicated that according to the results of the counting of 82% of the votes and with the participation of 31% of the voters in the elections for the representatives of the National Assembly, the Alliance Socialista advanced with a result of 67.6%, while the opposition Democratic Alliance Party came in second place with 17.95% of the votes.
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