CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Leaders of the Organisation of Jap Caribbean States (OECS) have congratulated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on “his victory and re-election to the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for a 3rd time period
In a press release issued Monday following the seventy fifth assembly of the OECS Authority held nearly final weekend, the subregional leaders mentioned that they mentioned the July 28 ballot and “expressed their dedication to the holding of free and truthful elections in each member of the worldwide neighborhood because the surest expression of the desire of the individuals.
“We stand on the precept that elections should be free because the expression of the desire of the individuals and free from outdoors interference, and so they should be truthful – contested in good religion and topic to the adjudication of impartial mechanisms with related safeguards for verification and arbitration of any dispute, all throughout the framework of the nationwide legal guidelines and laws governing the conduct of elections,” the OECS leaders mentioned of their assertion.
“We congratulate President Nicolás Maduro Moros on his victory and re-election to the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for a 3rd time period and urge that each effort be made in direction of nationwide reconciliation,” they mentioned, including, “the OECS additional expresses its appreciation of the invaluable solidarity and friendship prolonged by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela which has flourished for over twenty years.”
The opposition events have accused Maduro of stealing the election and have additionally disputed the figures up to now launched by the Nationwide Electoral Council (CNE).
The opposition events are supported by the US and several other Western international locations, whereas Muduro has acquired congratulations from China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and a few Caribbean Group (CARICOM) international locations.
The OECS teams the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands.
Final week, following their forty seventh common assembly, Caribbean Group (CARICOM) international locations appeared divided on the problem.
CARICOM chairman and Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, advised the end-of-summit information convention that the problem shouldn’t be thought to be dividing the regional bloc.
“It’s not a sign that CARICOM is split on this situation,” Mitchell mentioned, including that the Venezuelan election is a home affair.
“Second, Venezuela isn’t a member of CARICOM, and I believe we anticipate, and it has already occurred, that members will point out their positions. CARICOM famous that the elections are happening. We’re joyful that the individuals of Venezuela acquired the chance to train their democratic proper to have interaction in elections.
“And so no, there isn’t a division inside CARICOM on the problem as a result of there’s no want for CARICOM to have a division, truthfully,” he advised reporters.
“What I do know for a reality is that elections had been held, a declared winner was introduced, and it’s being challenged or disputed. I don’t know that there isn’t a verification course of. I imply, elections are held in every single place. Generally, they’re disputed, and generally, they don’t seem to be,” he mentioned.
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