Venezuela has prevented entry of a delegation of PP parliamentarians that they had attended as observers of Sunday’s elections and who did not have permission from the Nicolas Maduro regimeThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has assured that both the Senate table and the Popular Parliamentary Group were informed of the refusal of the authorities Venezuelans to go as an electoral observation mission to Venezuela.
The Government accuses the PP of lying because they knew they were not invited
This has been confirmed by sources from the Ministry he heads. Jose Manuel Albares after the 10 Popular Party parliamentarians who landed in Caracas on Friday invited by the opposition as observers in Sunday’s elections were expelled from the country.
According to the sources, both the Senate and the GPP requested to be able to go to Venezuela as an electoral observation mission. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs “he didn’t see any problem” in this request, and transferred and made all arrangements with the Venezuelan authorities for this purpose. However, the Venezuelan authorities denied the authorization.
The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the Senate and the PP were informed of all of this, including Venezuela’s refusal to accept this request, “which is why all political groups, except the PP, decided not to make the trip,” the Ministry argued.
He also assured that the parliamentarians have been attended by the Consul General of Spain in Caracas that he was “waiting for them at the airport to provide them with whatever they needed.”
Alberto Núñez Feijóo warns of a possible electoral fraud
The president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóohas stated that the expulsion of the PP parliamentarians who traveled to Venezuela on Friday invited by the opposition of that country as observers in the elections this Sunday is a “serious indication” of “an election” without guarantees of transparency nor cleaning.”
“It is good news to see the 10 delegates back in Spain,” Feijóo wrote on the social network X, adding that “their arrest and expulsion show serious rational indications of an election without guarantees of transparency or fairness.”
The leader of the PP has said that he also accredits the “real danger” that the democratic citizens of Venezuela live in.
The opposition leader’s reaction adds to the criticism of the Unitary Platform of Venezuela (PUD) where they have also warned of the expulsion of several former Latin American presidents who have been stranded in Panama due to a “blockade of Venezuelan airspace.”
In addition to the Spanish delegation of the PP, the former mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, the Colombian senator Angélica Lozano Correa and the Chilean senators Felipe Kast and José Manuel Rojo have also been unable to enter the country.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gilhas not commented on these allegations, although it has referred to the arrival of other international representatives such as the arrival of the advisor for International Affairs of Brazil, Celso Amorín, and the former Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya.
“This process will confirm once again that Venezuela has one of the most advanced electoral systems in the world,” Gil said.
Source: www.cuatro.com
