Maduro's victory can’t be acknowledged, says EU | EUROtoday
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LThe EU is getting its toes moist… slightly. The outcomes of the presidential election in Venezuela, formally gained by President Nicolas Maduro, “cannot be recognised”, the European Union stated on Sunday.
“Despite its commitment to do so, the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (CNE) has still not published the official minutes of the polling stations. In the absence of evidence to support them, the results published on 2 August by the CNE cannot be recognised,” the EU Council stated in an announcement.
Unlike the United States and several other different international locations, the EU has kept away from recognizing the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
Call for impartial verification
“Copies of the electoral records published by the opposition and reviewed by several independent organizations indicate that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia appears to be the winner of the presidential election with a substantial majority,” the textual content merely remembers. “The European Union therefore requests a new independent verification of the electoral registers, if possible by an entity of international reputation,” the assertion provides.
READ ALSO Venezuela: US acknowledges victory of Maduro opponentThe EU additionally calls on the Venezuelan authorities “to end arbitrary arrests, repression and violent rhetoric against members of the opposition and civil society, and to release all political prisoners.”
Pope requires calm
The CNE ratified Mr Maduro's victory on Friday with 52% of the vote towards 43% for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who changed at brief discover the chief of the opposition Maria Corina Machado, declared ineligible for the July 28 election. A consequence broadly contested. The opposition says it has all of the poll papers from the polling stations and gained with 67% of the vote.
READ ALSO In Venezuela, Maduro's electoral coupThe unrest that adopted the proclamation left 13 folks lifeless and greater than 2,000 arrested, Maduro stated, including that two members of the National Guard have been killed. NGOs reported 11 civilians killed.
Pope Francis on Sunday launched “a sincere appeal to all parties to seek the truth and avoid any type of violence.”
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