The European Parliament voted on Thursday to recognise Venezuela’s exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González because the “respectable and democratically elected President of Venezuela,”
Venezuela’s authorities rejected a non-binding decision authorised by the European Parliament on Thursday to acknowledge opposition candidate Edmundo González as president of Venezuela.
The Venezuelan, government-controlled Nationwide Meeting authorised an settlement to “repudiate” the Parliament’s determination.
MEPs had acknowledged Edmundo González as “the respectable and democratically elected President of Venezuela,” with 309 votes in favour, 201 in opposition to and 12 abstentions.
Their determination adopted disputed presidential elections inside Venezuela in July, which opposition claims to have received.
Nonetheless the nation’s Electoral Council – perceived as loyal to the sitting authorities – proclaimed Nicolás Maduro the winner.
Maduro referred to the choice of the European Parliament on Thursday, drawing comparisons with the bloc’s help for former opposition chief Juan Guiado.
The vote within the European Parliament got here a day after González mentioned he had been coerced into signing a letter acknowledging his defeat by authorities officers in an effort to depart the nation.
The president of the Nationwide Meeting, Jorge Rodríguez, had earlier revealed the letter.
Gonzalez’s arrival in Spain has strained relations between Madrid and Caracas.
Final week, Rodriguez referred to as for the breaking of diplomatic and industrial relations with Spain.
