President of the United States, Joe BidenVenezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Thursday said he was wrong to declare himself the winner of a presidential election that sparked renewed support for an opposition candidate. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
First, Biden's statement came as the president briefly appeared before reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter. AP, Reuters And EFE When asked by a reporter if he would support new elections in Venezuela, Biden limited himself to answering: “Yes, I do” without giving further details.
After some time, the National Security Council The American clarified that Biden had misheard the question, and his answer was about whether Maduro was wrong in his position, to which the president said “yes.” Meanwhile, a source from the official agency clarified Infobay “It is clear to the majority of Venezuelans, the United States, and a growing number of countries, that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the majority of the vote on July 28.”
“The United States reiterated its call for the will of the Venezuelan people to be respected and for discussions to begin on a return to democratic norms.“Added the same evidence.
On the other hand, Sean Chavette, spokesman for the National Security Council, said, “Maduro and his representatives should be clear about the 7/28 Venezuelan elections. It is clear that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the majority of votes. “We call for the people's will to be respected and discussions to begin to transition to democratic norms.”
This Thursday, during an interview Radio DBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva suggested two possible solutions to the post-election crisis in Venezuela: Form a coalition government combining Chavismo and opposition members or hold new elections.
Lula's statements immediately prompted a reaction from Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who said he did not see it as “prudential” to ask for new elections in Venezuela now.
Meanwhile, Colombia's president, Gustavo Pedro, has called Venezuela a “National FrontAs in Colombia in the 20th century, liberals and conservatives alternated in power as an “interim” step toward a “definitive solution” to the crisis, a government similar to what Lula suggested. of the alliance.
In turn, the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado He rejected on Thursday a proposal by Brazil's president that Venezuela hold new presidential elections after the disputed results of last month's elections.
During a virtual press conference with Argentine media, Machado said repeating the elections would be a “disgrace” to the people, and if second elections are held and Maduro still does not accept the results, “are we going to a third?”
Maduro's victory in the July 28 elections was announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) without releasing voting records, and according to minutes obtained by the majority opposition coalition, the Biden administration assumed the winner was Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
After the elections in Venezuela, the governments of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico launched contacts to resolve the crisis, among others, a mediation effort supported by the United States.
(With information from EFE and AP)
