Daniel Lozano

Updated Monday, January 29, 2024-17:23

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The

Government of Spain

deepens its strategy to whiten the Bolivarian revolution. In his appearance before the

Foreign Commission of the Congress of Deputies

, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, insisted on his proposal to

review the European sanctions

against Venezuela, despite the judicial blow dealt by the government of Nicolás Maduro against the elections. presidential elections by confirming the disqualification of the opposition candidate,

María Corina Machado

.

"What we propose, with a lot of logic and coherence and I once again confirm this, is that the European Union (EU) cannot ignore something that is not an end, but a means and that must be reviewed," he explained.

Albares

after being asked by Carlos Floriano, spokesperson for the Popular Party on the Commission.

Instead, the United States, which relaxed its energy sanctions against the revolution and accepted a prisoner exchange, made public on Saturday that it "is reviewing" these decisions after the

Bolivarian onslaught

, which also includes the arrest of five members of

Vente Venezuela

, the Machado's party, falsely accused of participating in a military conspiracy.

Despite the momentous decision of Chavismo, which the Organization of American States (OAS) considers the "annihilation" of free elections, Albares showed a very restrained disappointment: "It does not broaden pluralism, it is not something that is in line with what that we would like to see."

Albares' words contrast with the statement issued hours earlier by Josep Borrell,

high representative of the EU Foreign Policy

, who emphasized that the disqualification of Machado and former presidential candidate

Henrique Capriles

"undermines" democracy and the rule of law. "The EU is very concerned about the recent events in Venezuela and the ratification by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of the disqualification of opposition politicians," the statement states.

However,

Borrell

leaves a door open by being "glad" that both parties remain in the negotiation process, marked by the

Barbados Agreement

.