Interim Venezuelan president gets the support of Europe
Interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaido who had assumed power in the country in the most unique way possible has garnered the support of major European nations. The nation’s of France, Britain, Spain, Austria, Sweden and Denmark have recognized Juan Guaido as the interim Venezuelan president.
The coordinated announcement the European states in the support of the interim Venezuelan president came last weekend. The decision came after the eight-day deadline they had set expired. The deadline was set for President Nicolas Maduro to call a new vote.
Following are the official statements from the European nations announcing their support for the interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaido.
France
The French President Emmanuel Macron made the following statement. “Venezuelans have the right to express themselves freely and democratically. France recognizes Juan Guaido as ‘interim president’ to implement an electoral process,”
The United Kingdom
Britain’s foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt took to Twitter to make the official announcement. He tweeted, “Nicolas Maduro has not called presidential elections within 8-day limit we have set. So U.K. alongside European allies now recognises @jguaido as interim constitutional president until credible elections can be held,”
Spain
On behalf of Spain, the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a statement from Madrid. In a statement to reporters on Monday, he said, “we are working for the return of full democracy in Venezuela — human rights, elections and no more political prisoners.”
Austria
The Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz also took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to make a statement. The Chancellor said that the nation of Austria supports the efforts of the restoration of democracy in Venezuela. He also stated that there is an absence of rule of law in Venezuela.
Sweden
The foreign minister of Sweden Margot Wallstrom spoke to a television agency on the matter. She asserted that the voting that brought Nicolas Maduro to power was not a part of a “free and fair” election procedure.
Denmark
The foreign minister of Denmark Anders Samuelson tweeted “Denmark recognises the President of the National Assembly … until new free and democratic elections take place,” With this, he made the stand if Denmark clear on the matter.
The European nations have made their stand clear on the issue of the interim Venezuelan president. The world now watches as the course of history takes place.
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