European Union

On 4th August, 2024, the European Union has intensified international pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by refusing to recognize his claimed victory in a disputed election, following fraud allegations.

The European Union declared it cannot recognize the election results published by Venezuela's National Electoral Council on 2^nd August.
The EU's statement emphasized that delaying the publication of official voting records further undermines the credibility of the election.
Opposition leaders have called for the publication of the complete voting records, and the Pope urged Venezuelans to seek the truth and avoid violence.
The National Electoral Council announced Maduro's victory with 52% of the vote, but the opposition claims their candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, actually won with 67%.
France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have joined in demanding transparency and the release of detailed vote tallies.
Despite the opposition's publication of vote minutes showing Gonzalez Urrutia's victory, the EU has not recognized him as president-elect and called for further independent verification.
Maduro has dismissed the opposition's voting records as invalid and denounced the international criticism as a plot by Washington.