The U.S. government has announced that it is recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuelan’s presidential election, despite the country’s electoral authority giving the victory to President Nicolás Maduro.
  • Hildegarde@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    3 months ago

    The us is actively sanctioning venezuela. The us is not an impartial observer, they have an active interest in the outcome of the election.

    Statements from most other countries on venezuela’s election are more credible than the us.

    • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
      16·
      3 months ago

      The other South American countries agree that Maduro’s government should release detailed vote counts to independently verify the results.

      Delaying the provision of this information reflects poorly on the trustworthiness of the results provided by the Electoral Commission.