The delegation of the European bloc in the Latin American country calls on the CNE to “reconsider its decision”
May 29. () –
The European Union has stated this Tuesday that it “deeply regrets” the decision of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela to revoke its invitation to observe the presidential elections to be held on July 28 due to the imposition of “unilateral” sanctions against the people. Venezuelan.
“The Venezuelan people should be able to elect their president in credible, transparent and competitive elections, supported by international observation, including that of the European Union, which has a long and distinguished history of independent and impartial observation,” reads a statement.
The delegation of the European bloc in the Latin American country has called on the CNE to “reconsider its decision”, since the Barbados agreement, signed by the Venezuelan authorities and opposition parties, “specifically established that the EU would be invited to observe ” The elections.
These statements take place just hours after the Venezuelan electoral authority revoked and left “without effect the invitation it extended to the electoral oversight mission”, basing itself on a decision “adopted in exercise” of its “sovereignty and interests of the people.” The CNE considers that his presence would not be “welcome in an electoral process so important for democracy, peace and the world.”
“The European Union in its historical colonialist position ratified the coercive, unilateral and genocidal sanctions dictated to the worthy people of Venezuela, a situation that threatens its inhabitants, the sovereignty and independence of our nation (…) It would be immoral to allow their participation knowing their neocolonial practices and interventionism against Venezuela,” said the president of the organization, Elvis Amoroso.
Finally, he has demanded that the 27 proceed with the “total lifting of the coercive, unilateral and genocidal sanctions imposed” against the Venezuelan people and that they “cease their hostile position” against the country. He has also indicated that he has authorized more than 200 “personalities from the five continents” to “accompany the electoral process.
In mid-May, the member states of the European Union eased sanctions on leaders in Venezuela as a “gesture” in order to have presidential elections that meet the minimum democratic requirements. The decision was part of contacts with the Venezuelan authorities to have “fair” elections. However, the European bloc extended the rest of the sanctions against Venezuela until January 10, 2025, coinciding with the date set for the inauguration of the president who is elected at the polls.
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