Maduro government expels ambassadors, diplomats from 7 countries that objected to election results | World

The government of Nicolas Maduro expelled the entire diplomatic corps from seven countries on Monday afternoon (29). The expulsion comes after the National Electoral Council, the country's highest electoral body, declared Maduro president of Venezuela.

The countries that expelled their diplomatic missions are:

• Argentina
• Chilean
• Costa Rica
• Peru
• Panama
• dominican republic
• Uruguay

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil Pinto published the expulsion letter. He says the country “rejects the actions and statements of a group of right-wing governments subordinate to Washington and openly committed to the vile ideologies of international fascism” and that this group wants to ignore the results of Sunday’s elections (28).

“Given this harmful precedent that undermines our national sovereignty, we have decided to withdraw the entire diplomatic corps from our missions in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, as well as to immediately expel their representatives from Venezuela.”

The countries that also competed for the election results were the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala and Portugal.

Among the countries that congratulated Nicolas Maduro on the election results were Russia, China, Iran, Bolivia, Cuba and Nicaragua.

The Venezuelan Ministry of Public Affairs issued a statement on Monday, praising the Venezuelan people for showing civility and democracy during the elections. In the message, it acknowledged Maduro's victory and said it “rejects the reckless statements of a few Latin American governments who want to rule Venezuelan democracy.”

The Brazilian government has yet to comment. Itamaraty said it was “closely following the investigation process” and was awaiting the release of more detailed information, such as “classified data,” by the National Electoral Commission. The government says this is “an indispensable step towards the transparency, credibility and legitimacy of the election results.” This data includes information contained in the minutes, such as data by voting location.

The National Electoral Council, a body headed by an ally of the neighboring country's president, said Nicolas Maduro had won and been re-elected by a landslide. 51.2% Of the voices, against 44% To the competitor Edmundo Gonzalez. But the opposition claims that Gonzalez won. 70%.

The opposition accused the commission of concealing the minutes to cover up the election results. The opposition group, which united behind the candidacy of Edmundo Gonzalez, said opinion polls showed Gonzalez easily beating Maduro.