The Venezuelan election puzzle has become more complicated
While Maduro’s repressive actions and his regime’s structure to silence the maximum number of protesters and opposition leaders continue, civil rights and democracy activists in this country are still resisting with all their might against Maduro’s historic and overwhelming electoral fraud. Meanwhile, the supportive approach of various countries towards the Venezuelan opposition and their efforts to force Maduro to accept the real election results have not been fully united.
The United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, and many European countries rejected the election results and recognized opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner.
To uphold the people’s rights and ensure their votes are honored in Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia proposed a new election, and on Thursday, Joe Biden was caught off guard by reporters’ questions on this matter and gave a brief response, saying he supports a new election.
The question posed to him was not very clear, and his response was not definitively certain. The U.S. National Security Council quickly issued a statement clarifying that the U.S. government’s position has not changed and the previous stance of recognizing Gonzalez’s victory still stands. The pressure to force Maduro to step down and accept defeat may gradually diminish, and at the same time, Maduro’s complete isolation is the natural result of this exhausting process. He has already closed several important and vital land and air borders of Venezuela.