EU won't recognise 'democratic legitimacy' of Venezuela's Maduro

[Harpy Eagle]

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-oppositions-gonzalez-speak-with-eu-foreign-ministers-thursday-2024-08-29/

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday they would not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following the country's disputed election, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
Borrell said the ministers made the decision after Venezuela's national electoral body repeatedly failed to heed calls to provide credible data to support Maduro's claims of victory in last month's election.

"We cannot accept the legitimacy of Maduro as elected president," Borrell told reporters after a meeting of foreign ministers from the EU's 27 member countries in Brussels.
"He will remain president, de facto ... But we deny democratic legitimacy based on a result that cannot be verified."

Good move on the part of the EU.

 

[MarathonMike]

OK but what does that mean? Is it just words, or are they going to sanction Venezuela or take some action against Maduro?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

OK but what does that mean? Is it just words, or are they going to sanction Venezuela or take some action against Maduro?

I think that is yet to be determined.

 

[MarathonMike]

I think that is yet to be determined.

Since it's the EU I wouldn't hold my breath on anything other than a strongly worded letter.

 

[JGalt]

OK but what does that mean? Is it just words, or are they going to sanction Venezuela or take some action against Maduro?

Probably just write them a strongly-worded letter. The Venezuelan commies don't care about the EU, they get everything they need from Russia and China.

You beat me by a mere moment.

 

[MarathonMike]

Probably just write them a strongly-worded letter. The Venezuelan commies don't care about the EU, they get everything they need from Russia and China.

You beat me by a mere moment.

We think too alike dude, I'm scared!

 

[Hellokitty]

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-oppositions-gonzalez-speak-with-eu-foreign-ministers-thursday-2024-08-29/

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday they would not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following the country's disputed election, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
Borrell said the ministers made the decision after Venezuela's national electoral body repeatedly failed to heed calls to provide credible data to support Maduro's claims of victory in last month's election.

"We cannot accept the legitimacy of Maduro as elected president," Borrell told reporters after a meeting of foreign ministers from the EU's 27 member countries in Brussels.
"He will remain president, de facto ... But we deny democratic legitimacy based on a result that cannot be verified."

Good move on the part of the EU.

Weird they didn't have the same issue when Biden was elected considering results in Georgia couldn't be verified.

 

[JGalt]

We think too alike dude, I'm scared!

Naw, we just both have the common sense God gave us.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Weird they didn't have the same issue when Biden was elected considering results in Georgia couldn't be verified.

I knew some moron was going to try to make this about the US.

You people are so predictable

 

[JGalt]

I knew some moron was going to try to make this about the US.

You people are so predictable

Well duhh. We like the US. Venezuela and the EU not so much.

Not all of us want to be an international man of mystery.