The US calls on Venezuela to make public the full data on the elections as soon as possible

2024-07-31 22:14:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The US calls on Venezuela to make public the full data on the elections as soon

Source, Reuters

The United States and the international community expressed concern over delays in the release of detailed election data by electoral authorities in Venezuela, State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said Wednesday at the daily press conference.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that his political force was ready to submit all voting data for Sunday's election and that he had asked the country's highest court to ensure that other parties to do the same

Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the group of seven most industrialized countries (G7) adopted a statement in which they express concern over the announced result of the elections in Venezuela, which has fueled protests across the country.

President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have won the election, but the opposition has contested the result and has stated that independent data shows that its candidate was the winner.

G7 ministers called on Venezuelan representatives to make public all vote count data and to share any information with the opposition and independent observers.

The next presidency of 2024 is held by Italy. Germany, France, Britain, Canada, Japan and the United States are also part of the G7.

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on the Venezuelan government to release detailed voting data for the presidential election.

In a joint statement after a phone call during which they discussed the elections in Venezuela, President Biden and President Lula da Silva, an ally of Mr. Maduro, said they "agree on the need for the immediate release of complete, transparent and detailed data at the polling station level by the Venezuelan electoral authorities".

Protests have erupted in the streets of Venezuela, in which Mr. Maduro is called to accept the defeat of the elections, even though the electoral authorities have declared him the winner for a third term with 51 percent of the votes.

The opposition says that the electoral institution is under the orders of a dictatorial government. According to the opposition, its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, secured more than double the votes./ VOA