The US secretary of state insists Venezuelans' votes in the recent presidential election "must count".

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His intervention comes as the presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia all called on Venezuela to release the full details of last Sunday’s election.

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It has also attracted global criticism, with many governments around the world demanding the Venezuelan government release proof of the result.

The result has been recognised by Venezuelan allies China, Russia and Iran.

But, the US, European Union and other G7 countries have called on Mr Maduro’s government to release detailed voting data.

  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The USA has tried to make coups happen in Venezuela like half a dozen times or more over the decades, I just cannot trust anything America says about the internal politics of Venezuela.

    Not that it matters what I think, America will do whatever the fuck it wants.

    • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Sigh. What about virtually every other country out there that is not a dictatorship saying it too?

      • AmidFuror@fedia.io
        0·
        2 months ago

        All US pawns. They said the same thing about the Soviets who brought a workers’ paradise to Eastern Europe until the capitalists finally overthrew them.

        • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I suspect you are either too young to have even known someone that grew up in a Soviet state or you are just a fucking useful idiot.

        • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          2 months ago

          Ha ha ha you’re so funny.Or stupid. Or paid lol, because you just can’t be that ignorant lol fr.

          But please continue mr zero awareness guy, at least nobody is going to fall for that level of bs.

      • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I’m not saying I trust Maduro or anything, but the US making a statement makes me very suspicious about the truth of that, just based on history.

        The US weighing in removes credibility to the claim that the election was tampered with.

        • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          2 months ago

          Would it help if I said I knew someone from Venezuela who is adamant that Maduro cheated? My old coworker heavily dislikes Maduro

          • Shyfer@ttrpg.networkEnglish
            0·
            2 months ago

            I know someone in the US who is adamant Biden cheated, too. That’s not really evidence.

            • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 months ago

              I don’t disagree. I just think we shouldn’t dismiss the possibility just because the US says it’s the case. The US also said Putin was going to invade Ukraine and caught a lot of ridicule online for that, but it turned out to be a spot on prediction.