WASHINGTON — The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday rejected a resolution demanding transparency from the Venezuelan government regarding Sunday’s disputed elections, which gave victory to Nicolás Maduro, as he did not achieve an absolute majority of its member states.
The draft proposal of the organization of 34 American countries received 17 votes in favor, zero against and 11 abstentions among the States that participated in the extraordinary meeting.
Five countries, including Venezuela, rejected the call.
Among those who abstained were Colombia and Brazil, who had asked the Maduro regime to publish the electoral records from Sunday to clarify any doubts about the elections.
The meeting began more than two and a half hours late due to disagreements over a phrase in the draft resolution, said Permanent Council President Ronald Sanders, without giving details.
The draft text required, among other things, that the National Electoral Council (CNE) “immediately publish the results of the presidential elections at the level of each voting center” as well as “a comprehensive verification of the results in the presence of international observers to guarantee the transparency, credibility and legitimacy” of the elections.
Source: With information from AFP
