8 hours agoColombian President: We will not recognise the vote in Venezuela
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, stated that his country would not recognise Sunday's voting results in neighbouring Venezuela, where a new assembly of power would be elected to re-edit the constitution Such an act, according to Santos, lacks legitimacy and therefore, there is no way [...] [...]
Such an action, according to Santos, lacks legitimacy, and for that reason, cannot accept the results.
The vote was requested by Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro, at a time when protests against his government have escalated significantly since May.
The opposition sees this Maduro movement as a step towards dictatorship. The new constitutional assembly, with 545 members, will rival the national assembly, currently controlled by the opposition.
Speaking on behalf of his country, Santos said he insists on a peaceful solution to the situation.
“I didn't agree with the call of this assembly, just as the entire international community did not agree. Its origin is legalization, and the result is unknown. I insist on a peaceful, quick and democratic solution to the situation created, but I still want to express solidarity with the Venezuelan people, hoping to get out of the darkness very soon, the Colombian president Santos said.
The clashes between government forces and demonstrators in Venezuela have been almost daily.
Maduro called on the opposition to stop the rebellion and denounced the United States for imposing new sanctions on 13 individuals linked to the Venezuelan government, as well as the state oil company, P DVSA, naming a form of pressure to cancel the vote.
