America and the countries of the European Union do not recognize the result of the parliamentary elections in Venezuela

The United States, the European Union and more than a dozen Latin American countries announced Monday that they will not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections in Venezuela that resulted in the majority of President Nicolás Maduro’s allies.

The Electoral Board said early Monday that only 31 percent of the 20 million voters who have the right to vote are those who participated in the elections held on Sunday, representing less than half of the turnout in the elections. parliamentarians of 2015.

The opposition boycotted the voting process, calling it a sham and aimed at consolidating the dictatorial regime.

“The United States and many democracies around the world condemn this farce that failed to achieve the lowest level of credibility,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement today.

European Union foreign policy official Josep Borrell said Venezuela’s elections “did not meet minimum international standards.” A group of Latin American countries, including Brazil and Colombia, issued a statement saying that the vote “lacks legitimacy and legal capacity.”