The elections in Venezuela have been the subject of controversy since they were held last July, after the announcement by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of the victory of Nicolás Maduro with 51.2% of the votes (5.1 million) and the opposition candidate, Edmundo González, in second place with 44.2% of the votes (4.4 million).
Maduro asked respect for the “popular will” during his first speech after the publication of the first results and highlighted the “security” and “transparency” of the Venezuelan electoral system while asking to respect “the Constitution, the public powers and the popular will.”
Meanwhile, opposition leaders They rejected the results and denounced electoral fraud. This was the case of María Corina Machado, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, who urged the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to “enforce popular sovereignty.” In the opinion of the former deputy, the CNE announcement was “impossible”, since, according to the more than 40% of minutes received, González Urrutia obtained 70%, while the head of state – Machado indicated – 30%.
The Spanish Government does not recognize Maduro’s victory
A few months after the elections and coinciding with the reception of the opposition candidate Edmundo González, to whom Spain gave asylum at his own request, The Government reaffirmed its position of not recognizing the “supposed victory” of Nicolás Maduro as long as no minutes were presented.
Both Senate and Congress have approved recognize González as president of Venezuela in a vote that went ahead thanks to the votes of the PNV.
Countries that do not recognize Maduro as president
Among the countries that They do not recognize Nicolás Maduro and yes to Edmundo González as president there are:
- Argentina.
- USA.
- Costa Rica.
- Ecuador.
- Guatemala.
- Panama.
- Paraguay.
- Peru.
- Dominican Republic.
- Uruguay.
For its part, The European Union still does not recognize Maduro’s victory and asks for transparency. In fact, Brussels has agreed that the ambassadors of the member countries will not attend the inauguration.
Countries that do recognize Maduro
Just one day before the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro and in the midst of the chaos and tension that has taken over the country, these are the countries that They do recognize the victory of the Chavista leader:
- Nicaragua.
- Bolivia.
- Cuba.
- Honduras.
- Russia.
- China.
- Equatorial Guinea.
- Türkiye.
- Laos.
- Uzbekistan.
- Belarus.
- Guinea-Bissau.
- Iran.
- Mali.
- Mozambique.
- Namibia.
- Qatar.
- Republic of Djibouti.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Sao Tome and Principe.
- Serbia.
- Sudan.
- Vietnam.
- Zumbabwe.
