{"id":2315813,"date":"2024-07-30T04:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversial-venezuelan-election-could-lead-to-us-sanctions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T04:34:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:34:34","slug":"controversial-venezuelan-election-could-lead-to-us-sanctions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversial-venezuelan-election-could-lead-to-us-sanctions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Venezuelan election could lead to US sanctions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontroversial-venezuelan-election-could-lead-to-us-sanctions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The recent Venezuelan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a> has sparked\u2063 international controversy, with both President\u2064 Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez\u200d declaring victory. Concerns over the legitimacy of the election results have arisen after Maduro claimed a 51% voter support, despite conflicting exit polls. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed \u200ddoubts that the results \u200creflect the \u200dtrue will\u2062 of the Venezuelan people.\u2063 The Biden administration has warned of potential\u2064 sanctions against Venezuela&#8217;s oil sector\u2063 if \u200bfuture elections are not conducted fairly. Previously, the U.S. had lifted sanctions in exchange for a commitment from Maduro&#8217;s government to organize \u2062fair elections; however, these sanctions will be reinstated if compliance is not met. Public sentiment in\u2064 Venezuela is largely\u200d against\u200b Maduro&#8217;s claimed victory, exacerbating a crisis that has seen over 7.8 million citizens flee the country amid ongoing violence and shortages of essential supplies. The situation\u200c is compounded by regional implications, as Venezuelan\u200b refugees continue to cross borders in search of safety and resources.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Controversial Venezuelan election could lead to US sanctions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716802\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Venezuelan <\/a>election has become an international spectacle as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3102347\/both-candidates-claim-victory-venezuela-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>both political <\/a>players in the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3099252\/venezuelas-election-an-opportunity-for-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> declared victory.<\/p>\n<p>World <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>leaders<\/a> have called into question the authenticity of the election results after Venezuelan President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and his country&rsquo;s National Electoral Council <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-machado-edmundo-results-acee6c8cd3a8fc88086c2dd71963b759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he won 51% of voters, despite exit polls telling a different story.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen the announcement just a short while ago by the Venezuelan electoral commission. We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>votes<\/a> of the Venezuelan people,&rdquo; Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has warned Venezuela to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrats-request-recounts-in-two-state-house-races-republican-control-hangs-in-the-balance\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrats Request Recounts in Two State House Races; Republican Control Hangs in the Balance\">hold fair<\/a> and free elections or risk having oil sanctions imposed on them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<p>The United States lifted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sanctions <\/a>on Venezuela&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-stunning-move-to-waive-sanctions-on-putins-pet-pipeline-project\/\" title=\"Biden Makes \u2018Stunning\u2019 Move to Waive Sanctions On Putin\u2019s Pet Pipeline Project\">state-controlled oil<\/a>, gas, and mining industries following an agreement by Maduro&rsquo;s government to collaborate with opposition leaders on organizing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-detergent-company-calls-to-defund-police-says-george-floyd-was-murdered-and-that-white-supremacy-embedded-in-our-country\/\" title=\"Woke Detergent Company Calls To Defund Police, Says George Floyd Was Murdered, And That White Supremacy \u2018Embedded In Our Country\u2019\">fair presidential election<\/a> this year in October. However, if Venezuela refuses to comply, the sanctions will return.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, right, and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez hold a press conference after electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.as-coa.org\/articles\/poll-tracker-venezuelas-2024-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recent polls<\/a>, the Venezuelan population is overwhelmingly against the results of the election that claim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maduro<\/a> as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Under Maduro, more than 7.8 million people have fled Venezuela in the last 10 years.&nbsp;Polls suggest that Venezuela will experience a major uptick in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>emigration<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The election&rsquo;s consequences will reach far beyond the Venezuelan borders. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Refugees<\/a> are pouring across the border from a country already suffering from a declining population due to its violence and lack of essential resources such as food and medicine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela has already allied itself with Russia as it hosts international support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian security advisers. Putin quickly congratulated Maduro for his victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russian-Venezuelan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>relations<\/a> have the character of a strategic partnership. I am confident that your activities at the head of state will continue to contribute to their progressive development in all directions. I would like to confirm our readiness to continue our constructive joint work on topical issues on the bilateral and international agenda,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Putin<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Remember, you are always a welcome guest on Russian soil,&rdquo; Putin said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The opposition had mobilized thousands of observers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling<\/a> stations nationwide to tally votes independently. However, a spokesperson for Gonzalez&rsquo;s coalition reported that their witnesses were expelled from numerous polling locations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716802\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716802\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vote, despite exit polls indicating otherwise. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed serious concerns about the legitimacy of the announced results, stating that they do not reflect the true will of the Venezuelan people. The Biden administration has warned Venezuela to conduct fair elections or face potential oil sanctions. Previously, the U.S. had lifted sanctions on Venezuela&#8217;s state-controlled oil and mining sectors after Maduro&#8217;s government agreed to work with opposition leaders for a fair election scheduled for October this year. However, if compliance is not met, those sanctions could be reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>Recent surveys show that a significant portion of the Venezuelan population opposes Maduro&#8217;s claimed victory. Over 7.8 million people have fled Venezuela in the past decade due to conditions under Maduro\u2019s rule, and there are indications that emigration may increase following this election outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this election extend beyond Venezuela\u2019s borders as refugees continue to flee from a nation grappling with violence and shortages of basic necessities like food and medicine. Additionally, Venezuela has strengthened its ties with Russia; President Vladimir Putin quickly congratulated Maduro on his win and reaffirmed their strategic partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Despite efforts by opposition groups to monitor polling stations independently with thousands of observers present, reports emerged that many were expelled from various locations during the voting process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3290,"featured_media":2315814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24211637710325-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3728,5894,36614,14099,32076],"class_list":["post-2315813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election","tag-politics","tag-us-sanctions","tag-venezuela","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24211637710325-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3290"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}