Venezuela: Machado thanks Lula, Macron and Petro for their position in the presidential elections

The leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado This Friday, he thanked the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and of France, Emmanuel Macron, for their position on the presidential elections of July 28, in which they expressed their concern about the impossibility of anti-Chavism to register the candidacy of Corina Yoris.

“I thank the presidents Emmanuel Macron, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro for your positions in the last few hours that reaffirm that our fight is fair and democratic”, Machado published on his X account.

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The anti-chavista asked the “democratic leaders of the world” to unite to demand that the Government of Nicolás Maduro which allows Yoris to register as a candidate for Venezuela’s main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD).

““It has become clear that there are no political or legal reasons that prevent Corina Yoris from being a candidate and that her exclusion, like mine, denies the possibility of free and fair elections”.he added.

Machado, disqualified from holding elected office, handed his candidacy to historian Corina Yoris, who was also unable to be registered by the PUD.

“We call on all democratic leaders around the world to support the full implementation of the Barbados Agreement, signed just a few months agoto achieve free and fair elections in Venezuela”, sustained.

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On Thursday, the presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaand France, Emmanuel Macron, They stated that the impediments to the registration of Yoris’ opposition candidacy in Venezuela are “serious”.

Lula, who spoke to the press in a joint audience with his French counterpart, on an official visit to Brazil, stated that the fact that Yoris was unable to register as a candidate It is something that has no “political or legal” explanation.

In turn, the Government of Colombia expressed its concern about the difficulties faced by the Venezuelan opposition in registering their candidacies for the presidential elections on July 28.

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“Colombia expresses its concern about the recent events that occurred during the registration of some presidential candidates, particularly in relation to the difficulties faced by majority sectors of the opposition, such as the PUD and the Movimento Vente Venezuela, among others.“, said Itamaraty in a statement.

The Government of Venezuela, an ally of those of Brazil and Colombia, expressed its rejection of these positions.

Source: Elcomercio

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