Venezuela withdrew diplomats from 7 countries in the region, including Argentina Caracas rejected “reports of interference” in the elections

This Monday, the Venezuelan government demanded that Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay “immediately withdraw their representatives from Venezuelan territory.”In rejecting his “interfering actions and statements” regarding Sunday’s presidential elections.

Administrative Officer Nicolás Maduro “decided to withdraw all diplomatic officials Action of “missions” in these seven Latin American countries. It is a reflection of the growing conflict between the Maduro government and officials in these Latin American countries, who expressed their disbelief in the election results.

President Javier M This Monday she shared a video on her TikTok account He condemned the rigging of elections without any evidence And declared: “Venezuelan lions have risen, sooner or later socialism is going to end.” On Sunday, when the official results were not yet known and there were no exit polls, the President Diana Mondino surprised the diplomatic community by calling Maduro to acknowledge his defeat.

A firm rejection of “acts of interference”.

Maduro’s government declared that “Venezuela respects all legal and political processes, defends and defends our inalienable right to self-determination,” and added, “All activities that threaten the environment for peace and coexistence will be countered“From the Caribbean.

In its statement, the Maduro executive “expressed his firm rejection of the interventionist measures and statements. A group of right-wing governmentsSubservient to Washington and openly committed to the most despicable ideological principles of international fascism, it attempts to revive the failed and defeated Lima Group. They are trying to ignore the election results“.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced Maduro as president this MondayAfter the Chavista leader, who has been in power since 2013, announced on Sunday night that he had won the election with 51.2 percent of the vote, the same result he gave when 80 percent of the minutes were analyzed showed that more than two million votes were still to be counted. The challenger, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, received 44.2 percent of the vote.

Govts this Monday Uruguay, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic They expressed their deep concern over the developments in the presidential election. In turn, they demanded a full review of the results and called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Miley’s attacks

President Javier M This Monday he described the results of Sunday’s elections in Venezuela as “electoral fraud” and ignored the announcement of the country’s CNE. “We don’t condone fraud, We call on the international community to unite to restore the rule of law in VenezuelaAnd we remind the people of Venezuela that the doors of our homeland are open,” Miley added.

During his speech on Monday morning, Argentina referred to President Maduro’s statements, after learning the first official results of the elections, in which he called Miley a “fascist Nazi”, a “sellout of the country” and a “cowardly creature”. , in addition to warning that he “won’t take a round.” “It’s flattering that Dictator Maduro humiliated me,” Miley responded on X.

The Argentine government instructed its officials The Embassy in Caracas “does not participate in the act of declaring official candidacy Summoned today by Venezuelan authorities.” It should be recalled that six collaborators of opposition leader María Corina Machado have been sheltering in the Argentine embassy in Venezuela for several weeks.

Venezuela and Argentina already clashed on Sunday, when Venezuela’s deputy minister for Latin America, Rander Pena denounced the Mile executive, “in the midst of its desperation, Venezuela is threatening to occupy the embassy.” In Argentina, the Vienna Convention is being violated.” Peña responded to Defense Minister Patricia Bulrich’s release by saying that he was in front of the embassy on Sunday afternoon “waiting for the election results with hundreds of people. of the people”.

Examination under a magnifying glass

Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Omar PaganiniHe asserted that there was a “lack of transparency” in the election results in Venezuela and highlighted that his country’s government views the situation with concern. “They look like invalid numbers”Paganini said at a press conference that the sum of the results exceeded 100 percent.

For his part, the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, stressed the need for all electoral records to be released in Venezuela. “Elections and Elections that create such an expectation must be completely transparent and verifiable by international observers who do not depend on or support the government.The Chilean president said from the United Arab Emirates, where he is on an official visit.

Boric was the first international leader to raise his voice about the delay in counting the votes, and in a message on the X network of the first CNE bulletin, he had already warned that neither the international community nor Chile would accept results that it did not agree with. transparent”, “timely” and “fully reflecting the will expressed in polls”.

Since coming to power in March 2022, Boric has been one of the region’s most vocal opponents of Maduro, which sets him apart from other progressive leaders such as Brazilian Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Colombian Gustavo Pedro. In the past they have shown a very tolerant attitude, but in recent days they have hardened their tone.

Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, anticipated a statement from the Venezuelan government, announcing that he would put diplomatic relations “in doubt” and withdraw his diplomatic corps in Venezuela “until a thorough examination of the minutes is carried out.” Peru’s government declared itself “actively monitoring” the potential “migratory consequences” of Maduro’s re-election announcement.