The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrellhas advanced this Friday that the European Union will not recognize Nicolas Maduro as president of Venezuela until the electoral records are delivered and can be verified.
“As long as we do not see a verifiable result, we will not recognise it,” stressed the head of European diplomacy.who expressed himself in this way after the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela ratified Maduro as president, accepting the results released by the National Electoral Council despite not providing the electoral records, as demanded by the international community.
In a meeting with the press, Borrell insisted that “everyone must be able to verify the result of an election,” something that “has not yet happened and we have practically lost hope that it will happen.”
He added that the 27 Member States are “currently” trying to establish a position on the matter and, if one is not established now, he announced that the position will be determined at the Council of Foreign Ministers next week.
“We continue to say that this election result must be proven, and so far we have not seen any proof. No one has seen the electoral records, which the National Electoral Council must show to prove what this result is, and until we see a verifiable result, we will not recognize it.”he stressed.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court, controlled by pro-Chavez judges, on Thursday confirmed the official results of the July 28 election, which declared Maduro the winner, a move that has been criticized as fraudulent inside and outside the country.
The opposition, which published the minutes on the Internet, claims that it was its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiawas the winner by a wide margin.
The ruling, which “unequivocally and unrestrictively” concludes the review of the elections, was made public 22 days after Maduro himself requested this process.
Following the ruling, González Urrutia has urged the National Electoral Council (CNE) to carry out an audit process with international observation of the results. EFE (I)
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