President of France demands an end to arrests in Venezuela
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, He called on Thursday for an end to “pressure, threats and arrests” in Venezuela and reiterated its demand for “total transparency” in relation to the controversial presidential elections of July 28.
“Pressures, threats and arrests on opponents must stop, and they must be released,” Macron said in a speech to the Chilean Congress in Valparaíso.
«In Caracas, we are present with a clear position: There must be complete transparency with the July presidential elections“added the president, who is on an official visit to Chile.
MACRON speaks out in favor of DEMOCRACY in Venezuela: “We will not leave you alone. “The results of the elections must be clarified with total transparency” #28July”
The French president rejected the pressures, threats and arrests of the opposition in Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/x5OYYJ2gW9— Liliana Franco (@lilianaf523) November 21, 2024
Venezuela’s electoral authority proclaimed the leftist Nicolás Maduro for a third six-year term (2025-2031) after the presidential elections of July 28 without showing the details of the scrutiny, as established by law.
The opposition accuses electoral fraud and proclaimed the victory of his candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
Europe and many Latin American countries do not recognize Maduro’s re-election.
President of France on the political situation in Venezuela
The government of The United States announced on Tuesday that it recognized Edmundo González as the country’s elected presidentwhich the Maduro government described as “ridiculous.”
After the elections, González Urrutia took refuge in Spain and the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machadolives in hiding.
“The (current) political situation is the opposite of Venezuela’s historical commitment to freedom and the opposite of the greatness of the Venezuelan people,” said Macron, in a speech on the relationship with Latin America.
The NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners in Venezuela, counted on Sunday 131 releases of detainees during the riots after Maduro’s disputed victorywhile the Prosecutor’s Office announced 225 releases.
Macron arrived in Chile on Tuesday night for a two-day visit, after passing through Argentina and Brazil.
Received on Wednesday at the in-person palace in Santiago by his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric, The president of France traveled to Valparaíso on Thursdaya city on the Pacific Ocean where Congress is located, to give a speech.
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