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  • 05 Aug 2024

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 2nd 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.