A statement from the Foreign Ministry indicated that the document violates, in content and method, not only the principles that govern the operation of the groups of experts, but also the Terms of Reference signed with the Venezuelan Electoral Power, and represents “an absolute reckless act that undermines confidence in the mechanisms designed for cooperation and technical assistance.”
The statement clarified that observers Domenico Tuccinardi, from Italy; Fernanda Abreu, from Portugal; Roly Dávila, from Guatemala, and María de Lourdes González, from Mexico, had “ample access to all phases of the electoral process, and were able to “verify the excellent functioning of the Venezuelan system.”
“The opinion expressed in their irresponsible writing is nothing more than an act of propaganda that serves the coup interests of the Venezuelan extreme right, with which they constantly interacted before, during and after the aforementioned elections,” says the statement, which denounced that the leaders of the extreme right designed a violent plan for July 29th and 30th, ignoring the electoral results, public, notorious and communication events, which the “experts” deliberately conceal.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs drew attention to the fact that during their stay in Venezuela, the aforementioned officials maintained “frequent direct contacts, via telephone and videoconferences, with officials of the United States State Department (…) There is no doubt that their statements are the product of the hostile instructions emanating from this body, which they seem to serve far from the commitments they had to assume within the framework of their mandate.”
The unethical and professional attitude of this group of agents leaves a negative mark due to their erratic actions, allowing themselves to be imposed and promoting a violent agenda with the sole purpose of damaging Venezuelan democracy and sowing doubts about the functioning of its constitutional institutions, asserted the Ministry, which certified that this attack against democracy by false electoral experts “will fail, and justice and respect for the sovereign will of its people will prevail in Venezuela.”
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