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(RFI).- Brazil and Colombia On Tuesday they expressed “concerns” about restrictions on opposition candidates ahead of July 28 elections in Venezuela, which in turn responded by calling statements
(RFI).- Brazil and Colombia On Tuesday they expressed “concerns” about restrictions on opposition candidates ahead of July 28 elections in Venezuela, which in turn responded by calling statements by those governments allied to the president “interference.” Nicolas Maduro.
“The Brazilian government is following the development of the electoral process with anticipation and concern,” said a statement from the government office of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which steered clear of criticism of Venezuela’s elections.
The Colombian Foreign Ministry also expressed “concerns about recent developments regarding the registration of certain candidates,” which “may affect the confidence of some sectors of the international community“At the elections.
Luis Salamanca, a political science professor at the Central University of Caracas, told RFI: “I don’t call it interference, I think it is a manifestation of legitimate concern, and in fact, every day they are lesser allies in the sense of not only political but also economic . This is the crucial difference they have regarding the management of power. In other words, they are telling Maduro, these two countries are saying, “Look, you came for the vote, respect the vote, respect the right to vote, respect the alternative.” Of course, in Venezuela there is indefinite re-election.”
The candidate registration period ended on Monday and the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), failed to register its standard-bearer, although it did “provisionally” register former Ambassador Edmundo González Urrituya on Tuesday. Opposition seeks nomination of Corina Joris, an 80-year-old academic nominated by Maria Corina Machado to represent her in the elections. Machado won the opposition primary last year but was disqualified.
“There is a majority opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado and the Unitary Platform. Then there is the opposition playing in chiaroscuro. There are still two stages left: the testing stage and the final replacement stage. And now, finally, we will have a candidate from the opposition. No, the game is not closed yet. So let’s say there’s a very strong game being played here to prevent Corina from becoming everyone’s candidate or appointing someone to replace her, because obviously that would hand over to her all the political capital that she has,” says Luis Salamanca from the University of Central Caracas RFI.
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On Tuesday, Argentina announced it had granted asylum at its embassy in Caracas to six opponents of Nicolas Maduro’s regime. bHuenos Aires condemned that the Venezuelan government On Monday, he cut off power to his official residence in Caracas after a delegation received Venezuela’s political leaders. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry warned Maduro “of any deliberate actions that jeopardize the safety of Argentine diplomatic personnel and protected Venezuelan citizens,” in a statement released Tuesday afternoon.
“President Javier Miley calls on socialist Nicolás Maduro to ensure the security and well-being of the Venezuelan people, and to announce transparent, free, democratic and competitive elections without any restrictions,” said a statement released by the presidential press service. office.Argentine.
Relations between Argentina and Venezuela are at one of their worst points since Miley became president. One of the latest episodes was the ban on Argentine planes flying through Venezuelan airspace in response to the United States’ seizure of the Emtrasur plane, held for months in Ezeiza by order of Judge Federico Villena, and its Venezuelan and Iranian crew.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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