Ecuador reports alleged theft of electoral materials in Venezuela, whose government rejects the allegations.

The Venezuelan Government described a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador as “burry and ill-armed”, denouncing an apparent unused “feeling of minutes” of the presidential elections of the second round of April 13.

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Condemns Ecuador's Accusations Regarding Voting Records

On Thursday, April 17, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil condemned a statement issued by the Ecuadorian government accusing Venezuela of allegedly stealing unused ballot papers during its presidential elections. “Now it turns out that, in the face of accusations that have exposed the rottenness of the mafia that wants to rule Ecuador—the same one that steals democracy, persecutes the people, and sells sovereignty to the highest bidder—they co…

By Osmary Hernández and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Four days after the second round of elections in Ecuador, in which President Daniel Noboa was declared the winner, his government reported this Thursday an alleged theft of electoral materials from its Interests Section in Caracas, an allegation that the Venezuelan government rejected, arguing that Ecuador is seeking to "divert attention."

On Thursday, the Government of Ecuador denounced the temporary theft of electoral material destined for the voting of Ecuadorians residing in Venezuela by persons allegedly identified as agents of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin), belonging to the Venezuelan Government. Through a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ecuadorian Executive explained that the event occurred when the electoral material was transferr…

They accuse agents of the Venezuelan government of having stolen electoral material from the elections in Caracas.

Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the unused electoral material in Caracas as "object of a criminal act"