EU foreign policy head says members have given up hope of seeing voting tallies in disputed presidential election
Nicolás Maduro at a rally to celebrate the results of last month's presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August.Nicolás Maduro at a rally to celebrate the results of last month's presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August.
“He will remain president de facto,” Borrell said, “but we deny democratic legitimacy based on the results that cannot be verified.” Tensions continued to rise in Venezuela on Thursday, with González’s main backer, the opposition leader María Corina Machado, claiming she feared González’s home would be raided by security forces in the coming hours.
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