EU foreign policy chief calls to respect Venezuela presidential election results

The people of Venezuela voted on the future of their country peacefully and in large numbers. Their will must be respected. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell noted this on X—formerly Twitter, regarding the presidential election held in Venezuela. 

“Ensuring full transparency in the electoral process, including detailed counting of votes and access to voting records at polling stations, is vital,” Borrell added.

As reported earlier, according to the National Electoral Council of Venezuela, after counting 80 percent of the votes, 51.2 percent of the voters have supported the candidacy of incumbent President Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan opposition, however, has announc

The people of Venezuela voted on the future of their country peacefully and in large numbers. Their will must be respected. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell noted this on X—formerly Twitter, regarding the presidential election held in Venezuela. 

“Ensuring full transparency in the electoral process, including detailed counting of votes and access to voting records at polling stations, is vital,” Borrell added.

As reported earlier, according to the National Electoral Council of Venezuela, after counting 80 percent of the votes, 51.2 percent of the voters have supported the candidacy of incumbent President Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan opposition, however, has announced that the right-wing candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won the elections.

ed that the right-wing candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won the elections.