The naming of the new board prompted some opposition politicians to advocate for participating in the elections, after boycotting presidential and parliamentary elections in recent years on the grounds that the conditions were not free and fair. Our differences should be resolved peacefully. But opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by the United States and most Western democracies as Venezuela's legitimate president, said this week the South American country should hold presidential and parliamentary elections as well, and proposed that the United States progressively lift sanctions should Maduro agree.
Representatives of the two sides sign an agreement in Mexico City to start talks mediated by Norway. Published On 2 Sep The regional and municipal elections are scheduled for November We don't have to justify ourselves to anyone. It is certainly true that electoral monitoring groups frequently operate in and report on polls that are far from free or fair. For example, in , Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, a highly respected organization, delivered a scathing report on the Turkish independence referendum.
However, critics might argue that the context here is different. Turkey is a NATO ally whose democratic standards had been sliding for years. This was a documentation of that decline -- which enraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What's different is Venezuela's comparative isolation from the West. Losing official control of the assembly has left his claim to be president on even shakier ground and sent Venezuela sliding closer to outright dictatorship.
Sanctions by the U. Oil production has now fallen to , barrels per day—down from 2. At least 3. The alternative legislature will finish its mandate this month as Maduro-backed candidates claim control of the National Assembly.
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