With this partial, unverifiable result, the CNE has proceeded to declare Nicolás Maduro the winner of the election. In a democracy, election results must be complete and independently verifiable in order to be recognised."
I ask Venezuelans to continue in peace, demanding that the result be respected and the tally sheets be published, ... This victory, which belongs to all of us, will unite us and reconcile us as a nation.”
They should have been provided immediately, as in any democratic electoral process,
I throw myself before justice,
The serious doubts that have arisen around the Venezuelan electoral process can lead its people to a deep violent polarization with serious consequences of permanent division,
I invite the Venezuelan government to allow the elections to end in peace, allowing a transparent vote count, with the counting of votes, and with the supervision of all the political forces of its country and professional international supervision,
What do these people have in their head? In the heart?"
The fraud carried out and perpetrated by the dictator Nicolás Maduro is nothing less than a Pyrrhic victory,
The election took place in an environment of restricted freedoms for political actors, civil society organizations, and the media,
You couldn’t stand a round against me,
And we ask electoral representatives to immediately share all information with the opposition and independent observers,
We Venezuelans want peace and respect for the popular will,
The opposition must show it has the tallies and send them to other countries as proof,
In the limited number of polling centers they visited, Carter Center observer teams noted the desire of the Venezuelan people to participate in a democratic election process, as demonstrated through their active participation as polling staff, party witnesses, and citizen observers,
The announced results do not seem to reflect the real will of the Venezuelan people,
On the Maduro regime, I have always maintained a firm condemnation since I have held office in European institutions,
We call for maximum restraint and for a peaceful, democratic and Venezuelan-led solution,
There is still a small chance" that the government would consent to negotiations to hash out a transition of power
Our urgency now is for countries of the world to turn their gaze towards Venezuela and use the institutions they have to generate pressure so that Nicolas Maduro becomes more naked, more exposed in this fraud that he is shamefully displaying,
That is an additional reason for not recognizing the results until they will be fully and independently verified,