Nearly one month after the Venezuelan people overwhelmingly voted for Edmundo González Urrutia as their president-elect, the regime led by Nicolás Maduro has moved to legitimize its electoral fraud through the country’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice.
This decision has sparked strong condemnation from U.S. lawmakers across both parties.
A group of bipartisan U.S. Senators, including Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Carlos Giménez (R-FL), released a joint statement denouncing the move as a direct assault on democracy.
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“Dictator Maduro and his enablers at the discredited Supreme Tribunal of Justice are, as expected, opting to validate a massive fraud,” the statement read. “Every single democracy in the world has a moral duty to stand up against this aggression.”
The statement emphasized that the situation is not about political ideology but about defending the will of the Venezuelan people. “The Venezuelan people voted overwhelmingly for Edmundo González as their duly elected president, under the leadership of opposition leader María Corina Machado, and who should be sworn in on January 10, 2025.”
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The lawmakers urged the U.S. to take action. “The U.S. should use all available authorities to hold accountable those responsible for this undemocratic and illegitimate action.”
The international community now faces mounting pressure to respond to the Maduro regime’s actions, as the fight for democracy in Venezuela enters a critical phase.
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