The chancellor of Venezuela, Yvan Gilaccused this Thursday the Carter Centerobserver in the presidential elections of July 28, of supporting a “coup d’état”, after the institution stated that it has analyzed data confirming that the winner is the opposition standard-bearer, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaand not the president Nicolas Maduroas announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
“It is a disgrace to place this institution in the plan for a coup d’état, supporting the execution of the most vile electoral crimes that we have seen in the republican era of Venezuela, committed by the fascist hordes.”Gil expressed through X.
He also said that “all the work and prestige” that the former US president built Jimmy Carter is “thrown in the trash” by Jennie Lincoln -who was the head of the observation mission in Venezuela-, whom he described as “an employee of the State Department,” weeks after various authorities received her with praise.
“The lady is lying shamelessly, none of her words correspond to reality or Venezuelan legality”Gil said, referring to Lincoln’s recent statements to the AFP agency regarding González Urrutia’s victory and the lack of evidence of a hack in the electoral system, which caused a delay in the process, according to the CNE.
However, the organization, which said that Venezuela’s elections cannot be considered “democratic,” was invited by the National Electoral Council (CNE) “because of the seriousness of the Carter Center in this matter,” said the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Godfather Lopezduring a meeting with its members.
The Carter Center said in a statement on July 30 that the electoral process “did not conform” to international parameters and standards of electoral integrity, and therefore “cannot be considered democratic.”
Maduro responded that the institution’s report was written a month ago and that what was missing – he said – was the “spice” that was added after the publication of a first bulletin by the electoral authorities.
For its part, the opposition coalition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) They claim that González Urrutia obtained the majority of the votes, after disclosing “83.5%” of the electoral records that – they insist – show this victory by a wide margin over Maduro.
Eleven days after the elections were held, the CNE has not published the minutes certifying Maduro’s victory, as required by law, and left it in the hands of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) the process of “certifying” the official result, at the request of the president. EFE (I)
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