{"id":2337623,"date":"2024-09-06T04:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T08:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-opposition-leader-calls-for-more-assistance-from-us-in-election-quandary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T04:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T08:13:23","slug":"venezuela-opposition-leader-calls-for-more-assistance-from-us-in-election-quandary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-opposition-leader-calls-for-more-assistance-from-us-in-election-quandary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela opposition leader calls for more assistance from US in election quandary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fvenezuela-opposition-leader-calls-for-more-assistance-from-us-in-election-quandary-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=2337623&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>In Venezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelas-opposition-held-congress-extends-term-after-disputed-vote\/\" title=\"Venezuela\u2019s opposition-held Congress extends term after disputed vote\">opposition leader<\/a> Maria Corina Machado is urging the United States to increase its support for the opposition amidst a political crisis following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-states-have-a-long-way-to-go-to-safeguard-the-2024-election\/\" title=\"Swing states must do more to protect the 2024 election\">controversial presidential election<\/a> \u2064held in July. President Nicolas Maduro \u200dhas tightened \u200dhis grip on power and refuses to acknowledge opposition claims that he lost the election. Machado believes \u2064the U.S. could do more to pressure Maduro to resign and hold him accountable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">allegedly ignoring<\/a> the\u200b election results. The opposition\u200d asserts they\u2063 possess evidence indicating \u200ba significant victory for Democratic Unitary\u2064 Platform candidate Edmundo \u2064Gonzalez, not Maduro. Despite this,\u2063 the National Electoral Council (NEC), seen as biased \u2064towards Maduro, declared him the winner. Protests have been ongoing since the election, and there has been international criticism of\u2062 Maduro&#8217;s regime, including a joint statement from the U.S. and\u2063 21 other nations calling for independent verification of the election results. The European Union has also stated it will not recognize \u2062the legitimacy of Maduro&#8217;s presidency.  <\/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\">Venezuela opposition leader calls for more assistance from US in election quandary<\/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_1748632\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The opposition party in Venezuela is asking for help, particularly help from the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With Venezuela&rsquo;s President Nicolas Maduro ignoring calls to step down and tightening his control of presidential power, Maria Corina Machado, the country&rsquo;s opposition leader, is calling for the United States to do &ldquo;much more&rdquo; in helping the country apply pressure to Maduro as the fallout continues from Venezuela&rsquo;s controversial presidential election in July, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I certainly think the United States should do much more, and I have been very clear to them and to other countries,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/us-should-do-much-more-amid-venezuela-election-dispute-opposition-leader-machado-2024-09-05\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said Machado during a press conference on Thursday<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leaders have claimed to have evidence of Maduro&rsquo;s defeat, but the president refuses to concede.&nbsp;Machado claimed there were additional steps the U.S. could be taking to hold Maduro accountable for failing to step down after allegedly losing July&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These messages should come clear to the regime,&rdquo; Machado said.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, despite outcry from the opposition party, Maduro has maintained he won the election, and the country&rsquo;s National Electoral Council declared him the winner. However, the NEC is believed to be a dishonest political ally of Maduro, and its claims of the president&rsquo;s victory are not truthful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/both-candidates-claim-victory-in-venezuela-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Both candidates claim victory in Venezuela presidential election - Washington Examiner\">opposition party claimed<\/a> to have 70% of voters&rsquo; tally sheets from the recent election in its possession, showing that Maduro lost by a significant margin. They claim the rightful winner should have been Democratic Unitary Platform candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. They have organized mass protests throughout the country and have been doing so for over a month, since the country&rsquo;s election on July 28.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of Maduro&rsquo;s actions, the United States Department of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3128944\/protests-venezuela-presidential-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released a statement<\/a> in August criticizing the Maduro regime. This statement was also signed by 21 other countries, including Argentina and Chile in South America, Canada in North America, Italy, and the European Union.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We take note of the preliminary report by the United Nations Expert Panel on the presidential election in Venezuela which indicates that the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela has yet to present the electoral records that substantiate the validity of the results announced on August 2,&rdquo; the joint statement noted. &ldquo;It should also be noted that a digital version of more than 80% of the electoral records has been published, which shows a different outcome than that reported by the CNE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Consequently, we request the immediate publication of all original records and the impartial and independent verification of those results, preferably by an international entity, to ensure respect for the will of the Venezuelan people as expressed at the polls,&rdquo; the joint statement said. &ldquo;Any delay in this process calls into question the August 2, 2024, official proclamation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in August, the European Union declared it would not recognize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3138860\/european-union-announces-it-will-not-recognize-legitimacy-of-venezuela-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;democratic legitimacy<\/a>&rdquo; of Maduro&rsquo;s government in Venezuela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot accept the legitimacy of Maduro as elected president,&rdquo; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/taxonomy\/term\/400381_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josep Borrell<\/a>, vice president of the European Commission as well as the EU&rsquo;s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy. &ldquo;He will remain president, de facto. &hellip; But we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-announces-it-will-not-recognize-legitimacy-of-venezuelas-president-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"European Union announces it will not recognize \u2018legitimacy\u2019 of Venezuela\u2019s president - Washington Examiner\">deny democratic legitimacy based<\/a> on a result that cannot be verified.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These statements and declarations do little to help the Venezuelan people, however, Machado suggested that one way the United States could help would be to recognize Maduro&rsquo;s opponent in the election, Edmundo Gonzalez, as the winner and engage in diplomatic relations with the country as if Gonzalez were president, BBC reported. She suggested that Europe and the United Kingdom do the same.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone knows that Edmundo Gonzalez is the president-elect,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5ypreexqxlo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Machado said in the press conference on Thursday<\/a>. &ldquo;I certainly think they should recognize Edmundo Gonzalez for what he is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1748632\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748632\"}});<\/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>Venezuela&#8217;s opposition leader is urging the United States to provide greater support amid the country&#8217;s electoral crisis. As President Nicolas Maduro continues to consolidate his power and dismiss calls for his resignation, Maria Corina Machado, the opposition figurehead, has emphasized that the U.S. should take more decisive action to pressure Maduro following the contentious presidential election in July. During a press conference on Thursday, Machado stated, &#8220;I believe the United States should do much more,&#8221; expressing her concerns directly to U.S. officials and other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leaders assert they have proof of Maduro&#8217;s defeat in the election; however, he refuses to acknowledge this outcome. Machado indicated that there are further measures available for the U.S. to hold Maduro accountable for not stepping down after allegedly losing in July. She insisted that clear messages need to be communicated to his regime.<\/p>\n<p>Despite widespread protests from opposition groups claiming they possess 70% of voter tally sheets indicating a significant loss for Maduro\u2014who they argue should have been defeated by Democratic Unitary Platform candidate Edmundo Gonzalez\u2014Maduro maintains he won according to Venezuela\u2019s National Electoral Council (NEC), which is viewed as an unreliable ally of his administration.<\/p>\n<p>In August, responding to these developments, the U.S. State Department issued a statement condemning Maduro&#8217;s regime alongside 21 other countries including Argentina and Chile from South America and Canada from North America as well as Italy and representatives from the European Union (EU). The joint statement highlighted concerns regarding discrepancies in electoral records presented by Venezuela\u2019s NEC compared with digital versions showing different results.<\/p>\n<p>The EU also announced it would not recognize Maduro&#8217;s government as legitimate due to unverified election outcomes. Josep Borrell, vice president of the European Commission and EU foreign affairs chief stated that while Maduro may remain president de facto, he lacks democratic legitimacy based on unverifiable results.<\/p>\n<p>Machado proposed that one effective way for the U.S., Europe, and Britain could assist would be by officially recognizing Edmundo Gonzalez as president-elect and engaging diplomatically with Venezuela under this premise. &#8220;Everyone knows Edmundo Gonzalez is the president-elect,&#8221; she asserted during her press conference on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2337624,"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\/venezuela-election-protest-july-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40258,40256,40257,14099,32076],"class_list":["post-2337623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-quandary","tag-opposition-leader","tag-us-assistance","tag-venezuela","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venezuela-election-protest-july-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337623","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}