U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro.
Speaking in Tokyo on Monday shortly after the announcement was made, Blinken said the U.S. was concerned that the result reflected neither the will nor the votes of the Venezuelan people. He called for election officials to publish the full results transparently and immediately and said the U.S. and the international community would respond accordingly.
heh, I for one agree with the tankies on this one…let South America have fun dealing with Maduro’s bullshit on their own until they ask for help.
e.g. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-scared-by-maduro-rhetoric-urges-respect-venezuela-election-2024-07-22/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-07/lula-reluctantly-adopts-mediator-role-in-venezuela-guyana-crisis
https://en.mercopress.com/2024/07/29/boric-says-maduro-s-victory-in-venezuela-s-presidential-election-is-hard-to-believe
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-urges-scrutiny-of-venezuelas-election-results/
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world-news/786561/peru-recalls-ambassador-to-venezuela-for-consultation-over-election-re/en