The Vice President of the United States He expressed, in a letter sent to the opposition members Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, that they will continue to encourage the parties in Venezuela to begin discussions on a respectful and peaceful transfer of power in accordance with Venezuelan electoral law.
In a letter to the opposition, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris urged Venezuela’s armed forces to protect citizens and moderate repression, warning that a militarized response to protests “will only deepen the crisis.”
The Democratic presidential candidate also urged Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) to “maintain the highest levels of transparency” and for the international community to put pressure on the council to publish all polling station results from the elections.
“I urgently call on security forces in Venezuela to show restraint, respect the human rights and freedom of expression of all Venezuelans, and protect the Venezuelan people from political threats and attacks,” Harris wrote in the letter. disclosed by Miami Herald this August 23rd.
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The US vice president warned that “The violation of these rights only deepens the crisis. and hinders efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition.”
He also said that they will continue to encourage the parties in Venezuela to begin discussions on a respectful and peaceful transfer of power in accordance with Venezuelan electoral law.
Edmundo Gonzalez and Maria Corina Machado they responded in X with the same message, this Friday, August 23, to Harris’s letter. «We are moved that the leaders of the democratic world recognize the courage and determination of the Venezuelan people to be free.s. Knowing that we are not alone gives us even more strength. Thank you, Vice President, for defending the democratic values that are the spirit of our victory.
We are moved that the leaders of the democratic world recognize the courage and determination of the Venezuelan people to be free.
Knowing that we are not alone gives us even more strength. Venezuelans are united like never before.
Thank you @VP @KamalaHarrisfor defending values… pic.twitter.com/PLBBhCylm1— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) August 23, 2024
This Friday, August 23, the United States Department of State issued a statement on the ruling of the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), in which it ratified the victory of President Nicolás Maduro in the elections of July 28, saying that it has no credibility, “given the overwhelming evidence” that supports that the opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, was the “most voted.”
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