The Bolivian government congratulated dictator Nicolas Maduro and supported the TSJ’s ratification of electoral fraud in Venezuela

Bolivia congratulated Nicolas Maduro and said he respected the “sovereign decision” of Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which granted him electoral victory in the July 28 elections, and rejected “any attempt to interfere” in its internal affairs.

“Bolivia defends the principle of self-determination of peoples and respect for sovereignty. In this sense, it rejects any attempt to interfere in the politics of our countries and supports the democratic institutions of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” the Bolivian president wrote in his statement. Luis Arce.

Likewise, the Bolivian Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the same social network, mentioned that Bolivia welcomes and respects the “sovereign decision” of the Venezuelan TSJ that ratified Maduro as the winner of the last elections.

In Bolivia, the former president also spoke a few days ago Evo Morales (2006-2009), who congratulated Maduro and stressed that the TSJ ruled in a “clear, definitive and irrevocable” manner.

For his part, the former president Jorge ‘Tuto’ Quiroga (2001-2002) described the TSJ verdict as a “Blow of the toga against popular sovereignty in Venezuela.”

On Thursday, the Supreme Court validated the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which declared Maduro the winner for a third consecutive six-year term in power.

The ratification of the results was described as fraud by the majority opposition, which insists on the “victory” of the standard-bearer of the largest opposition coalition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

Several governments in the region such as Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and UruguayUnfortunately, they expressed their position of not supporting the position of the Venezuelan justice on the recent presidential elections in Venezuela.

These countries have questioned the decision of the Venezuelan court, warning of its “lack of independence and impartiality.”

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro They insisted this Saturday on the need to broadcast election files “broken down by polling station.”

“Both presidents remain convinced that the credibility of the electoral process can only be restored through the transparent publication of disaggregated and verifiable data”affirmed a joint statement from the two countries that also insists that “the political normalization of Venezuela” will only be achieved through the “recognition that “There is no sustainable alternative to peaceful dialogue and democratic coexistence in diversity.”

Regarding the ratification, this Thursday, by the Supreme Court of Justice of Maduro’s victory, after an investigation that he himself ordered before the Court, Lula and Petro declared: “take note” of the announcement but they stressed that “They are still waiting” for official documentation by the CNE, which This is part of the commitments made during the pre-election negotiations.

On his side, andthe Uruguayan president, Luis Lacalle Poufaithful defender of democracy and the opposition’s struggle in Venezuela This Saturday, he rejected the idea of repeat elections in the countryhas recently emerged from statements by Colombian and Brazilian officials. At a press conference, the president expressed his opposition to the proposal in an ironic tone and said: “How long do we do them? Until the one they want wins or with the candidates they want to win?.

“What we have to do is count the votes”he then declared, in reference to his claim and that of several countries and organizations of the international community for the presentation of the official minutes kept by the National Electoral Councilwhich show the votes table by table and allow us to corroborate the results of July 28.

(With information from EFE)