The European Union asks Venezuela to reconsider “cancelling” the invitation of election observers | world

The European Union has asked Venezuela to reconsider its decision to cancel the invitation of international observers from the bloc to follow the country’s presidential elections scheduled for July 28. A memo was posted late Tuesday night (28).

“They are not people who deserve to come to this country,” Amoruso said, describing the sanctions imposed on Venezuela as “colonial, coercive, unilateral and genocidal.”

The European Union, through its office in Caracas, commented on the decision, saying that it deeply regrets this unilateral action taken by the National Elections Commission.

“The Venezuelan people must be able to elect their president in legitimate, transparent and competitive elections, supported by international monitoring, including the European Union,” he said in a statement.

The European Union also noted that the call for international monitoring of the elections was signed through an agreement signed between the Venezuelan authorities and members of the opposition.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) is practically under the control of President Nicolas Maduro, who is running for a third term.

The request to cancel the invitation to European observers came from the National Assembly, which is also controlled by the Chavez regime.

Last year, the current government reached an agreement with the opposition to hold elections. The United States subsequently removed the economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela.

But in April this year, the Americans imposed sanctions again, considering that the Venezuelan government did not make sufficient efforts to ensure the integrity of the vote.

The National Electoral Council has already removed two Maduro opponents from the race: Maria Corina Machado, who was excluded by the Venezuelan financial comptroller; and Corrina Uris, who was unable to access the voter registration system for unspecified reasons.

The invitation was extended to the European Union in March

Venezuela had invited the European Union to send observers last March.

On this occasion, Elvis Amoruso noted that the invitation to Europeans to participate will be addressed “as long as the requirements of the constitutional and legal rule are met.”

In addition to the European Union, delegations of the following groups were also invited:

• The Carter Center (for former US President Jimmy Carter);
• Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC);
• Caribbean Community (CARIB);
• United Nations experts;
• Representatives of the BRICS bloc (group of developing countries).

International missions have reported irregularities in Venezuelan elections in the past. Observers pointed out the use of state resources in the electoral campaign, a difference in television and media broadcast time between parties, in addition to the exclusion of candidates.

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