Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over the authenticity of Venezuela’s presidential election after the country’s electoral commission declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner.
Speaking Monday in Tokyo at a meeting of Indo-Pacific nations, Blinken expressed skepticism about the reliability of the official results out of Venezuela shortly after the commission proclaimed Maduro had won.
“We’ve seen the announcement just a short while ago by the Venezuelan electoral commission. We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people,” Blinken said.
“It’s critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently, that election officials immediately share information with the opposition and electoral observers without delay, and that the electoral authorities publish detailed tabulation of votes,” he added. “The international community is watching this very closely and will respond…