MADRID, Spain.- The Government of Venezuela advertisement On Monday, Venezuela announced the expulsion of diplomatic representations from seven Latin American countries that do not recognize the reelection of Nicolás Maduro as president. The decision also includes the withdrawal of all Venezuelan diplomatic personnel from these nations.
In an official statement, the Venezuelan Executive demanded Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panamathe Dominican Republic and Uruguay “the immediate withdrawal of their representatives in Venezuelan territory” in rejection of what he described as “interventionist actions and statements” regarding the elections of July 28.
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its strongest rejection of the interventionist actions and statements of a group of right-wing governments, subordinated to Washington and openly committed to the most sordid ideological postulates of international fascism,” the statement reads. It also accuses these countries of trying to re-enact the Lima Group and to try to ignore the election results that gave Maduro victory for six more years.
The Venezuelan government stated that this measure responds to the need to defend national sovereignty and preserve the country’s self-determination. “Given this disastrous precedent that threatens our national sovereignty, we decided to withdraw all diplomatic personnel from the missions in: ArgentinaChile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, while we demand that these governments immediately withdraw their representatives from Venezuelan territory,” the document states.
Furthermore, the Chavista regime threatened: “We will confront all actions that threaten the climate of peace and coexistence that the Venezuelan people have made so many efforts to achieve. We are against all interventionist and harassing statements that repeatedly attempt to ignore the will of the Venezuelan people.”
Following these statements, the Dominican president, Luis Abinader, He said in a press conference: “As this is a changing situation every day, we will continue to see what we are going to do. What we will never do is give up our principles of fighting for democracy.”
In the early hours of this Monday, July 29, the National Electoral Council (CNE), the entity that answers to the Venezuelan dictatorship, officially proclaimed Nicolás Maduro as president, announcing his victory with 51.2% of the votes, compared to 44.2% for the opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
Subsequently, the governments whose diplomatic representations have been expelled from Venezuela denounced electoral fraud, demanded a transparent recount of the votes and requested an urgent meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Latin American countries do not recognize Maduro as president
A few hours after the National Electoral Council of Venezuela will announce the results of the presidential elections, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay demanded a complete review of the results with independent observers. The presidency of Costa Rica repudiated the proclamation of Nicolás Maduro, calling it fraudulent, and announced its collaboration with democratic governments and international organizations to respect the will of the Venezuelan people.
Argentine President Javier Milei said that his country will not recognize the fraud and that Venezuelan citizens have chosen to end Maduro’s dictatorship. From Chile, the president Gabriel Boric and Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren condemned the results, demanding transparency and the participation of international observers. Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea denounced the irregularities and stated that Peru will not accept the violation of the popular will.
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