AREQUIPA, Peru – The United Nations General Assembly has offered to mediate in Venezuela if its people so authorize. The proposal comes two weeks after the crisis in that country worsened following electoral fraud perpetrated by the Chavista regime.
Bloomberg news agency, quoted by The Americas Newspapercollects statements by the President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, who gave a press conference during his visit to Guyana.
“I am sure that the UN would be willing, as we always are, if invited to help and support the Venezuelan authorities and people in order to mediate between the actors,” the official said.
Francis also pointed out that it is the Venezuelans who “should first decide whether they want the UN” to act to mediate and ease the tension between the actors of the Latin American State.
In the middle of repression sparked by Nicolás Maduro and the protests that have shaken the country, the leader of the United Nations encouraged Venezuelans to use dialogue to resolve their problems “peacefully,” instead of risking their lives and shedding blood.
In this regard, the non-governmental organization Foro Penal has verified some 1,305 arrests since July 29, the day after the presidential elections. Of this total, 117 correspond to minors between 14 and 17 years old.
The National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by the Venezuelan regime, accredited Maduro with 51.95% of the votes in the elections of Sunday, July 28, while Edmundo García only received 43.18%.
The opposition, which has managed to gather 81% of the voting records, currently public in a web page for review by citizens and independent organizations, states that García far surpassed Maduro by almost 40% of the votes.
Dozens of countries have recognized González Urrutia as the president-elect, or have otherwise demanded that the electoral records be presented in the correct conditions.
This Monday, Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition leader María Corina Machado asked the National Armed Forces and the Venezuelan Police to respect the popular will expressed in the elections and refrain from repressing the people.
In a statement dated August 5Both leaders stressed the legitimacy of the electoral process and denounced the repression by the Maduro regime.
“Venezuela and the entire world know that in the elections of July 28 our victory was overwhelming,” said Gonzalez and Machado. “From the most humble citizen, witness, polling station member, officer of the Armed Forces, police, to international organizations and governments, they know it. With the minutes in handthe planet has seen and recognized the triumph of democratic forces.”
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