Laura Chinchilla on Venezuela: Latin America can’t lose yet another democracy

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** The previous president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, spoke final Wednesday in Asunción concerning the state of affairs in Venezuela after the July 28 elections, when the official outcome gave the winner to President Nicolás Maduro amid complaints of fraud on the a part of the opposition . , and warned that “Latin America can’t afford to lose one other democracy to autocracy.”**

«We proceed alongside the Venezuelan individuals on this courageous battle, on this simply and mandatory battle, not just for the protection of electoral integrity in Venezuela, not just for imposing the favored will, however as a result of within the final protection of Venezuela “It additionally protects electoral integrity in the remainder of Latin America,” stated the previous president.

Chinchilla, who ruled Costa Rica between 2010 and 2014, is visiting Paraguay because the coordinator of the Excessive Degree Group for Strengthening Ladies’s Political Participation of the Electoral Cooperation and Remark Division of the Secretariat for the Strengthening of Democracy of the Group of American States (OAS). .

“Latin America can’t afford to lose yet another democracy by the hands of autocracy, by the hands of rejecting the vote, as a result of it will hand over precisely one of many nice struggles which have characterised Latin America, specifically the protection of democracy,” he added.

Maduro was declared the winner by the Nationwide Electoral Council (CNE), which, 24 days after the elections, nonetheless has not revealed the disaggregated outcomes of the votes, as established by rules, regardless of quite a few calls for inside and outdoors the nation to disclose these information to verify the victory of the Chavista chief.

The principle opposition coalition in Venezuela, the United Democratic Platform (PUD), assures that its customary bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia, was the winner of the elections and has indicated that on January 10, 2025 “he’ll take over as president of the republic. and commander in chief.” the Nationwide Armed Forces.

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