RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Monday, December 7th, Russia hailed Venezuela’s legislative assembly elections as “transparent,” after President Nicolás Maduro won total control of the country in polls boycotted by the opposition and widely criticized by other international powers.
“The electoral process in Venezuela was organized in a more responsible and transparent manner than in some countries which usually present themselves as an ‘example of democracy’,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The statement added that “no serious violations” had been recorded during the Sunday vote, the results of which have been rejected by Brazil, the United States, Canada, the Organization of American States and the European Union among others.
“We start from the principle that the new National Assembly will be the place… for a constructive dialogue between all the political forces” to help to “overcome the disagreements which exist in Venezuelan society,” the Russian ministry said.
Moscow, an ally of Venezuela and Maduro, said that the refusal by “certain governments” to recognize the election “demonstrates their inability to accept objective reality and to show respect for the will of millions of Venezuelan citizens.”
With the opposition boycotting the vote, turnout was just 31%.
Source: The Moscow Times
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