The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado This Friday he thanked the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petroof Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaand of France, Emmanuel Macrontheir position on the presidential elections of July 28, in which they expressed their concern about the impossibility of anti-Chavismo to register the candidacy of Corina Yoris.
“I thank Presidents Emmanuel Macron, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro for their positions in the last hours that reaffirm that our struggle is fair and democratic”Machado published on his X account.
The anti-Chavista asked the “democratic leaders of the world” to unite to demand that the Government of Nicolas Maduro that allows the registration of Yoris as a candidate for the main opposition coalition of Venezuela, Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD).
“It has become clear that there are no political or legal reasons that prevent Corina Yoris from being a candidate and that her exclusion, like mine, denies the possibility of free and fair elections”he added.
Machado, disqualified from holding elected office, gave the candidacy to the historian Corina Yoris, who also could not be registered by the PUD.
“We ask all the democratic leaders of the world to support the full implementation of the Barbados Agreement, signed just a few months ago, to achieve free and fair elections in Venezuela”held.
On Thursday, the presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and France, Emmanuel Macron, affirmed that the impediments to the registration of Yoris’ opposition candidacy in Venezuela are “serious.”
Lula, who spoke to the press in a joint appearance with his French counterpart, on an official visit to Brazil, stated that the fact that Yoris has not been able to register as a candidate is something that has no “political or legal” explanation.
For its part, the Government of Colombia expressed its concern about the difficulties of the Venezuelan opposition in registering their candidacies for the presidential elections on July 28.
“Colombia expresses its concern about the recent events that occurred on the occasion of the registration of some presidential candidacies, particularly in relation to the difficulties faced by majority opposition sectors such as the PUD and the Vente Venezuela Movement, among others”the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Government of Venezuela, an ally of those of Brazil and Colombia, expressed its rejection of these positions. EFE (I)
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