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The foreign ministers of the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, along with the High Representative of the European Union) issued a joint statement expressing their solidarity with the Venezuelan people.
The statement emphasized the peaceful participation of the people of Venezuela in the presidential elections on July 28 and expressed serious concerns about the irregularities observed during the electoral process.
“We, the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, along with the High Representative of the EU, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela who peacefully exercised their right to vote by turning out in large numbers at the polls on July 28 to determine the future of the country,” the statement read.
The governments of the most developed and influential countries in the world emphasized in the text that "reports from independent national and international observers have raised serious concerns regarding the announced results of the presidential elections in Venezuela and the manner in which the electoral process was conducted."
They also focused on "the irregularities and lack of transparency in the final vote count," highlighting the elements that the Venezuelan opposition and the international community consider evidence of the massive fraud committed by Nicolás Maduro's regime.
"It is imperative that the outcome reflects the will of the Venezuelan people. We urge the relevant representatives to publish detailed electoral results with absolute transparency and call on the electoral representatives to immediately relay all information to the opposition and independent observers," said the G7 foreign ministers.
In response to the early signs of the massive repression carried out by the Chavista regime, the G7 countries urged the authorities "to act with the utmost restraint in the country and to achieve a peaceful, democratic solution led by the Venezuelans."
International Reactions
The recognition of the international community regarding the electoral process in Venezuela is beginning to lean towards the results presented by the opposition, which has compiled and published the minutes in its possession (over 80%), demonstrating the decisive victory of Edmundo González Urrutia over Maduro.
Like the United States, the governments of Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Peru, and Costa Rica recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela, asserting that Nicolás Maduro's declaration as the winner of the elections is fraudulent.
However, the Venezuelan government's response has been one of rejection, announcing the withdrawal of its diplomatic personnel from seven countries, including several G7 nations, in reaction to what they consider interference in their internal affairs.
The presidential elections on July 28 in Venezuela have been the subject of controversy, with multiple reports of irregularities and a lack of transparency in the vote counting process.
National and international observers have raised concerns that have cast doubt on the legitimacy of the results, leading to international calls for a detailed and transparent review of the electoral process.
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