Spain's far-right politicians Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP) and Santiago Abascal (VOX) shaking hands during a meeting at the Congress of Spain in September 2023, with an image insertion of Venezuelan far-right opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia in a yellow Volkswagen. Photo composition: Orinoco Tribune.
The Venezuelan deputy minister for anti-blockade policies, William Castillo, has condemned far-right presidential candidate Edmundo González’s violations of Venezuelan electoral law by unilaterally inviting the far-right Popular Party of Spain to the upcoming Venezuelan presidential elections, scheduled for July 28.
“Edmundo González Urrutia, managed by Machado, violates the Venezuelan Electoral Law again,” Castillo wrote via social media this Wednesday, July 17, “by unilaterally “inviting” his right-wing friends from the PP [Popular Party] of Spain to come to the presidential election without requesting the CNE [National Electoral Council] for the legal invitation that only this electoral body can issue.”
Edmundo González Urrutia, manejado por Machado, viola la Ley Electoral venezolana nuevamente al "invitar" unilateralmente a sus amigos fachos del PP de España a venir a la elección presidencial sin solicitar al CNE la invitación legal que sólo puede emitir el organismo electoral.… pic.twitter.com/5RnNARjImT
— William Castillo Bollé (@planwac) July 17, 2024
“This is open contempt and defiance of the country’s electoral authority,” he continued. “The drunkard’s way. The despair of a right-wing candidacy.”
Over 635 international observers have confirmed their participation in the upcoming electoral event, done through the regular channels of the cNE for their accreditation, according to Foreign Minister Yván Gil.
Machado & González at UCV: A Disregard for Dialogue & Institutionality
Among the organizations accredited by the CNE are the United Nations, the Carter Center, the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (CEELA), the African Union (AU), and numerous other renowned groups.
On Tuesday, the spokesman for the Spanish far-right Popular Party, Miguel Tellado, stated via social media that he will arrive in Venezuela on July 28 with a delegation to supposedly “show support” for the progress of the elections.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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