Maduro pressured to show election results

The pressure is increasing on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to publicly announce the election results in the controversial presidential election. The foreign ministers of the G7 countries express "serious concern" over the situation. Maduro claims that he is ready to show the voter lists, but accuses the opposition of "having blood on their hands".

» Published: July 31 2024

Maduro pressured to show election results
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The sitting president, who has declared himself the winner of the election, said on Wednesday that he "is ready to show 100 percent" of the voting lists, in an appearance before the country's highest court. According to Maduro, the review will be conducted by the highest court.

But late on Wednesday, Maduro again launched a harsh attack on the opposition, which claims to have won the election. Maduro accused the opposition of having "blood on their hands" and said at the same time that "the opposition will never come to power".

According to the election commission, Maduro received 51 percent of the votes, a figure that is being questioned both domestically and internationally.

Friends question

Maduro's outburst came as countries that usually stand close to the controversial president also demanded transparency about the election.

On Wednesday, the powerful G7 group also joined the extensive international demands for an investigation into the election.

"We urge responsible representatives to publish a detailed election result with full transparency, and we ask the election commission's representatives to share the information with the opposition and independent election observers," the G7 ministers wrote in a statement on Wednesday.

The EU's foreign minister Josep Borell said in turn that the election result from Sunday's election cannot be recognized until the voting data is made public.

We demand immediate access to the voting data, says Borell to reporters during a trip to Vietnam.

Massive protests

Both US President Joe Biden and Brazil's President Lula da Silva have already urged the Venezuelan regime, with President Nicolás Maduro at the helm, to make the voting data public.

Maduro claims, with the support of the country's election commission, that he has won the election, but the announcement is being questioned since the commission is controlled by Maduro-loyal individuals.

Protests against the regime have broken out in the country since the election, and several deaths and mass arrests are being reported.

The regime has also issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader María Corina Machado for her involvement in the protests, reports the Spanish newspaper ABC.

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