The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Ben Cardinannounced this Friday that she would present a bill to recognize the opponent Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner of the Venezuelan elections and sanction the government of Nicolas Maduro.
“The United States must take the lead in imposing consequences on Maduro for his fraudulent activities and arbitrary detentions, and working together for a prosperous Venezuela after Maduro“, the senator said in a statement.
Cardin said he hopes to work with Republicans to advance the project and “promote a free Venezuela where democracy thrives and human rights are respected.”
The bill, dubbed Law of truthproposes to recognize González Urrutia, standard-bearer of the majority opposition coalition and exiled in Spain since September 8, as the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election of July 28.
This also requires the imposition of new sanctions “against regime officials involved in the repression” and sanction Russian, Chinese, Iranian and Cuban entities that “provide security support to Maduro.”
Likewise, it proposes the “remission of sanctions” for officials who distance themselves from the government and “promote a democratic transition,” and includes measures to increase humanitarian aid in the Caribbean country.
Cardin recently spoke by telephone with the opposition leader Maria Corina Machadoto whom he transferred the “unwavering support“members of the US Congress with the Venezuelan people.
Venezuela has been in political crisis since the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 elections based on results that are still unknown in a disaggregated manner, considered by the United Democratic Platform (PUD), the largest opposition bloc – as “fraud”, emphasizing the “victory” of González Urrutia.
The administration of Joe Biden In the United States, González Urrutia was recognized as the winner of the elections, while demands that the Venezuelan electoral body publish all voting records.
The Spanish Congress and the European Parliament have approved non-binding resolutions in favor of recognizing González Urrutia as president-elect of Venezuela.
