The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Melonirecognized this Wednesday Edmundo González Urrutia as “elected president” of Venezuela during a meeting in Buenos Aires with the Argentine president, Javier Milei. The transalpine country thus joins the United States, which this Tuesday also recognized the opponent as president-elect for the first time in public.
“Together with the European Union we work for a democratic and peaceful transition of Venezuela so that the preference expressed by the Venezuelan people for the elected president González Urrutia and the legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy finally come true,” said Meloni.
The head of government of Italy also stated that does not recognize the “proclaimed victory” by the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduroafter the elections of July 28, which the opposition described as a “fraud” considering that the winner was González Urrutia.
Meloni spoke these words after a meeting with Milei at the Casa Rosada (seat of the Argentine Executive) on the occasion of his first official visit to this country.
“We continue to condemn the brutal repression of the regime which caused the death of dozens of protesters, the arbitrary detention of thousands of political opponents and the exile of the presidential candidate of the democratic opposition,” Meloni continued.
Tras este proceso electoral, en torno a 2.400 personas fueron detenidas en Venezuela por participar en protestas o ser opositoras, de las que han sido liberadas varios centenares en los últimos días.
“La crisis que está atravesando Venezuela es una cuestión que, tanto para Italia como para Argentina, es particularmente importante”, indicó la mandataria italiana.
Meloni llegó en la noche del martes a Buenos Aires procedente de Río de Janeiro, donde participó en la cumbre del G-20, y este miércoles se reunió con Milei en la Casa Rosada, donde ambos se pronunciaron al final del encuentro sobre distintos temas tras exponer públicamente su simpatía mutua.
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