US warns on Venezuela

The United States hopes that Venezuela will celebrate this Sunday Elections “free from any manipulation.” This has been hinted at by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who assures that Washington will not prejudge any outcome but expects, like the rest of the international community, the democratic process to be respected. Venezuela elections.

“USA It will not pre-empt the outcome. This is a choice Venezuelans must make, but the Venezuelan people deserve it A choice that really reflects your wishesfree from any manipulation,” Blinken said. The United States did not accept the result of the 2018 Venezuelan elections, in which Nicolas Maduro secured his second term as president.

The United States will be closely monitoring the outcome of the Venezuelan election. In fact, former US officials already asked Blinken in April to pressure Maduro to hold free elections. Signers of the petition, including Elliot Abrams and Marshall Billingslea, did not believe the elections were sufficiently secure. To make it a transparent process.

Of the five million Venezuelans living abroad, Only 1% can vote in these elections. According to El Pais, the government has imposed “Many obstacles” for Venezuelan migrants. To reduce the power of this group in elections: according to the latest electoral registry, only 69,000 people from outside Venezuela are authorized to vote in the elections.

The National Electoral Council gave 30 days to register to voteUnlike previous presidential elections, which took several months, deadlines were short and registration requirements were an “insurmountable obstacle” in most diplomatic offices.

Colombia, the country with the most Venezuelan immigrants

Colombia will pay close attention to Venezuela’s outcome due to its proximity to its border and hosting a large number of Venezuelans. Nearly one in three foreigners living in Colombia is Venezuelan. President Gustavo Petro has opted for diplomacy since the beginning of his term: he opened border crossings and reactivated bilateral and commercial relations with Caracas.

He has also mediated so that, in the event of defeat, Maduro, Facilitating democratic transition, The current president of Venezuela is facing investigation at the International Criminal Court Arrest warrant for drug trafficking Issued by the United States. Petro proposed a ‘political peace’ draft that guarantees that the winner of these Venezuelan elections will not oppress the loser.

“Venezuela makes democratic decisions. Whatever your wishes, my government will respect them,” Petro said on Twitter.

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