San José, Aug 2 (EFE).- The Government of Nicaragua ratified this Friday its recognition of the official results of the elections held in Venezuela last Sunday, in which the National Electoral Center (CNE) declared the current president of the country, Nicolas Maduro.
In a statement, The Nicaraguan Executive “ratifies before the sovereign people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, before its constitutional president Nicolás Maduro Moros, and before the international community, our formal and clear recognition of the electoral result of July 28which in heroic Venezuela defined the leading support of Venezuelan families to the Bolivarian revolution and President Nicolás Maduro Moros.
«By proudly recognizing this process of sovereign democratic dignity of our sister Venezuela, we extend our solidarity and permanent support, in all circumstances and before the challenges of the cruel and miserable aggressions of empires and their lackeys, challenges and aggressions that we have shared, always emerging victorious.“, added the Government in the message signed by the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortegaand his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo.
The Nicaraguan Executive stressed that “justice, reason, light and truth belong to the peoples of the world who fight for a model of fraternity and respectful cooperation, harmony and common good.”
Ortega and Murillo concluded the letter with a message of support for Maduro, whom they described as “brother”, “comrade” and “comrade”.
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“With all our love, always together and always beyond (…). Blessed be the perpetual flame that shines from the deep love of our peoples. Blessed and praised be the God of all victories,” they concluded.
The standard-bearer of the largest opposition coalition in Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiacontinues to gain international support, after the United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica recognized him as the winner of the presidential elections on July 28, contrary to the announcement by the CNE that proclaimed the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, as re-elected president.
In contrast to most countries in the Americas, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico – whose governments are allies or close to Maduro – stated in a joint statement that “electoral disputes” must be resolved through “institutional” means and that the principle of popular sovereignty must be respected through “impartial verification of the results.”
This week, Maduro’s government ordered the withdrawal of its ambassadors from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay and expelled the diplomatic missions of those countries from Venezuelan territory.
On Friday, the CNE ratified Maduro as the winner of the race with 51.95% of the votes, compared to 43.18% of support obtained by the opposition candidate González Urrutia, with 96.87% of the votes counted, which the institution has not published to date. EFE
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