US EditionVenezuela Rejects ICJ Ruling on the Guayana Esequiba State's Elections - teleSUR English
- On the first of May 2025, the International Court of Justice confirmed its earlier directive from December 2023, instructing Venezuela to suspend any election-related activities in the Essequibo region, which is governed by Guyana, until the territorial dispute is resolved.
- This order followed Venezuela's December 2023 referendum proposing a new state, Guayana Esequiba, covering the disputed territory, with elections planned for May 25, 2025.
- Venezuela rejected the ICJ ruling, asserting the court lacks jurisdiction and maintains that Essequibo is its integral territory based on historical claims dating to the colonial era.
- The ICJ called for the preservation of the current administrative status quo pending a final decision, while Guyana expressed approval of the ruling, with President Irfaan Ali affirming that "Once again, Guyana's position has prevailed."
- Tensions remain high as both countries await the court’s final decision, while the global community calls for calm and respect for established international legal principles.
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Nicolás Maduro rejects the demand of the International Court of Justice and maintains the elections in the Esequibo despite the "serious risk"
The government of Nicolás Maduro has today categorically rejected, on Friday, the "abbusive and interventionist provisional measures" required by Guyana and assumed...
Venezuela Rejects ICJ Ruling on the Guayana Esequiba State's Elections - teleSUR English
The Bolivarian nation is not bound by the decisions of the International Court of Justice. On Friday, Venezuela rejected the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the requirement that the Bolivarian Nation not hold an electoral process for the selection of authorities in the Guayana Esequiba State. RELATED: Venezuela’s ‘Return to the Homeland’ Plan Welcomes 174 Migrants This ruling was released on Thursday by the ICJ, an i…
Venezuela Disregards ICJ Directive on Essequibo Elections
ECNETNews, New York, NY, May 3, 2025: Heightened tensions have emerged between Guyana and Venezuela following Venezuela’s outright rejection of a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ has mandated Venezuela to abstain from conducting elections in the contested Essequibo region, a territory abundant in natural resources administered by Guyana. On May 1, 2025, the ICJ reiterated its December 2023 provisional measures, …
Venezuela Defies ICJ Order Over On Guyana's Essequibo Region
News Americas, New York, NY, May 3, 2025: Tensions between Guyana and Venezuela have escalated following the Venezuelan government’s categorical rejection of a recent ruling this week by the International Court of Justice, (ICJ). The ICJ has ordered Venezuela to refrain from holding elections in the disputed Essequibo region, a territory rich in natural resources and administered by Guyana. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Combatan…
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