Daniel Lozano
Updated Thursday, February 8, 2024-23:25
Venezuela The European Parliament defends by an overwhelming majority that María Corina Machado be a candidate for the presidential elections
The Bolivarian revolution has reacted harshly against the "infamous and insolent" resolution of the European Parliament, which on Thursday morning approved by an overwhelming majority an emergency resolution in favor of the Barbados Agreement and the opposition leader, María Corina Machado. The legislative body of Chavismo has declared persona
non grata to the 446 MEPs
who "intend to cover up the terrorist actions planned to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and, in this way, collapse the normal functioning of democratic institutions."
Only 21 MEPs from the left voted against the resolution
, compared to the 446
popular
, socialist, liberal and green MEPs who did. "This act constitutes a gross interference in our internal affairs, representing a new escalation of aggression against peace in the political stability of the country," the statement from the National Assembly details.
"Colonialist", "supremacist", "disrespectful"
and other disqualifications mark the reaction of Chavismo against the European resolution, which considers the disqualification of the opposition candidate María Corina Machado as
"unconstitutional and illegal."
Another of the Bolivarian accusations against the European deputies is their alleged support
for "sectors of the fascist right of the Venezuelan opposition"
, who would have assumed, according to the official story, "the path of violence, extremism and terrorism for the political destabilization".
Previously,
María Corina Machado had thanked European political groups "for their support
in the fight for clean and free presidential elections." The opposition leader also opted for the European Union to become one of
the observers of the elections
, whose date is decided these days by the ruling party.