The standard-bearer of the largest opposition coalition in Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiathanked the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday for the approval by consensus of a resolution that requires the electoral authorities of the Caribbean nation to publish the minutes of the July 28 elections.
“We welcomed with great enthusiasm and gratitude the unanimous resolution of the OAS, which demonstrates the firm support of the countries of the Americas for the human rights of Venezuelans and respect for popular sovereignty, through its proposal for impartial and independent verification of the election results.”wrote González Urrutia in X.
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The standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) reiterated that Venezuela requires a “urgent transition process”.
The leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado indicated, on the same social network, that the approval of this resolution reinforces the “multiple demands of the world” to verify and recognize the “truth about the popular vote of July 28”.
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“Respect for human rights, the release of political prisoners and a strong call to stop repression are essential for us to move forward in the transition”held.
On Friday, the Permanent Council of the OAS approved by consensus a resolution demanding that Venezuelan authorities publish the electoral records “expeditiously.”
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The non-binding text was presented on behalf of United States and Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay as co-sponsors.
The resolution urges the National Electoral Council (CNE) that “expeditiously publish the minutes with the results of the presidential election vote at the level of each polling station” and “respect the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty through an impartial verification of the results that guarantees the transparency, credibility and legitimacy of the process”.
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In addition, it highlights the importance of “protect and preserve all equipment used in the electoral process, including all printed minutes and results, in order to safeguard the entire chain of custody” of said process.
The text also calls on interested parties to “refrain from any conduct that could compromise the construction of a peaceful solution to this crisis, respecting the sovereign will of the Venezuelan electorate”.
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This Friday, 22 countries, including Spainand the European Union (EU) They also requested the “immediate publication of all original minutes” and verification “impartial and independent” of the results, according to a statement signed in Santo Domingo, which González Urrutia and Machado valued.
