The National Electoral Council declared dictator Nicolas Maduro the winner on allegations of irregularities.
Following the release of the first bulletin of the presidential elections in Venezuela by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which declared dictator Nicolás Maduro the winner, under allegations of irregularities by the opposition, leaders and leaders of the international community expressed concern about the fraud that occurred in the Caribbean country.
The United States, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Guatemala and Costa Rica were unaware of the re-election of Nicolás Maduro on Monday for a new presidential term proclaimed Sunday night by the CNE, with 51.2 percent votes for the current ruler compared to 44.2 percent of the opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
The governments of these countries questioned the transparency and legitimacy of the electoral process, calling it fraudulent and noting that it does not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people.
From Tokyo, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his “serious concern” about the validity of the results announced by Venezuela’s electoral commission, which declared Nicolas Maduro the winner. Blinken questioned the legitimacy of the process and the representation of the “will” of voters.
Antony Blinken, head of U.S. diplomacy, demanded a “fair and transparent” count of the votes in Venezuela.
In a media appearance in Tokyo, along with his counterparts in the Quad alliance (which includes the US, Japan, Australia and India), Blinken said: “We have serious concerns that the announced results do not reflect the will of the votes or the Venezuelan people.”
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, also rejected the Venezuelan election results in the early hours of Monday. Milei said his country “is not going to recognize another fraud” in Venezuela and argued that the citizens of that country “eliged to end the communist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro.”
Through his account on the social network X, Milei posted: “The data announces a crushing victory of the opposition and the world hopes that it will recognize defeat after years of socialism, misery, decadence and death.”
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, was one of the first to reject the results presented by the CNE of Venezuela. Photo/ AFP
In addition, he insisted: “Argentina will not recognize another fraud, and hopes that the Armed Forces (of Venezuela) this time will defend democracy and the popular will,” stressing that their position remained even though the official results of the National Electoral Council (CNE) were not yet fully known.
Boric: “The results are hard to believe”
Likewise, Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, spoke out against the results, calling them “difficult to believe.” Boric said in the early morning of Monday that his country will not recognize “any outcome that is not verifiable.”
On his X account, Boric wrote: “The Maduro regime must understand that the results it publishes are difficult to believe. The international community and especially the Venezuelan people, including the millions of Venezuelans in exile, demand full transparency of the minutes and the process, and that international viewers not committed to the government give an account of the veracity of the results.”
He concluded by reiterating: “From Chile we will not recognize any results that are not verifiable.”
Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, also issued strong criticism of the Chavista regime, questioning the veracity of the election results. Photo EDH/AFP
In Lima, Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea expressed strong condemnation of the electoral results in Venezuela.
Just minutes after the announcement of the National Electoral Council (CNE) on Maduro’s re-election, González-Olaechea declared: “I condemn in all its extremes the summary of irregularities with the will of fraud by the Venezuelan government. Peru will not accept the violation of the popular will of the Venezuelan people.”
Meanwhile, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles issued a strong and clear statement, calling Maduro’s proclamation “fraudulent.”
Costa Rica repudiates “fraudulent proclamation”
In an official statement, Chaves Robles said: “The Government of Costa Rica categorically repudiates the proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which we consider fraudulent.”
Costa Rica announced that it will join “the democratic governments of the continent and international organizations to ensure that the sacred will of the Venezuelan people is respected.”
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León, expressed significant doubts about the Venezuelan electoral results.
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, said he sees “with many doubts” the electoral results. Photo / AFP
In a message disseminated through his official channels, Arévalo de León said: “Venezuela deserves transparent results, accurate and attached to the will of its people.”
He also stressed the importance of international observation by saying: “We received with many doubts the results announced by the CNE (National Electoral Council of Venezuela).
“That is why the reports of electoral observation missions, which today more than ever, must defend the vote of Venezuelans are essential.”
Bolivia, Cuba and Nicaragua congratulate Maduro
In contrast to the previous ones, Bolivia’s president, Luis Arce, congratulated Nicolás Maduro on the election result, stressing the importance of this date because it coincided with the anniversary of the birth of the late leader Hugo Chávez, seventy years ago.
Arce commented on the X social network: “We congratulate the Venezuelan people and the president “NicolasMaduro” for the electoral victory of this historic July 28. Great way to remember Commander Hugo Chavez.”
Arce added that he followed “rain” the “democratic party” in Venezuela and welcomed the fact that “the will of the Venezuelan people in the polls has been respected.”
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, also expressed his “affective congratulations” to Maduro, de lining the electoral victory as a “triumph of dignity.”
In his message on X, Díaz-Canel said: “Today the dignity and courage of the Venezuelan people triumphed over pressure and manipulation.”
He also reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to the Bolivarian Revolution and Chavista, adding: “I transmit to the brother President “NicolasMaduro our affectionate congratulations on this historic victory and Cuba’s commitment to stand with the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution.”
Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, also extended their congratulations to Nicolás Maduro on his re-election.
A revealing “selfie” reveals discrepancy in results
Also, after the announced results that give Maduro as the winner, a photo that would prove the opposite and a overwhelming victory of opponent Edmundo González went viral.
A technician from the computer room at the CNE in Venezuela took and published a photo of the screens with the real results of the elections in that country, where in his graphics you can see the color blue, which represents the opposition, overcome Maduro in an overwhelming way.
This article has been translated after first appearing in El Salvador