US EditionVenezuela revokes invitation for European Union mission to observe presidential election in July
- Venezuela's electoral authorities withdrew an invitation for the EU to observe the upcoming presidential election, where Nicolás Maduro is running for reelection.
- The head of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso, cited EU economic sanctions as the reason for retracting the invitation.
- Amoroso aims to protest EU sanctions against Venezuela by revoking the invite, despite the bloc targeting specific individuals, not the government as a whole.
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Venezuela said on Tuesday it had withdrawn an invitation for European Union representatives to observe the South American country's presidential election in July, accusing the bloc of “interventionist practices” in sanctions.
The block claims a violation of the Barbados agreement signed between the regime and the opposition group Platform for Democratic Unity.
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Venezuela will not allow EU observers at the presidential elections in two months
The Venezuelan Electoral Commission has today withdrawn an invitation to an EU observation mission for the presidential election on July 28. They justify the decision as a consequence of EU sanctions that have caused extreme damage to people. In response, the EU delegation in Venezuela expressed regret over Caracas's unilateral decision, foreign news agencies reported.
Venezuela revokes invitation for EU election mission to observe presidential election
The head of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso, cited economic sanctions imposed by the 27-nation bloc as the reason for withdrawing the invitation. The EU had not yet accepted the invite that was extended earlier this year.
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