Biden and Harris break silence on Venezuela and demand that Nicolás Maduro 'immediately' publish voting records

Joe Biden broke his silence on the situation in Venezuela. Two days after the South American country held a fraudulent election in which dictator Nicolas Maduro was proclaimed the winner, the president spoke out in a statement and asked him to immediately publish "full, transparent, and detailed voting data." He was joined by Kamala Harris, who spoke out against "violence, harassment, and threats against peaceful protestors and political actors."

Biden released a statement signed jointly with Brazilian President Lula da Silva pressuring Maduro to guarantee the transparency of the results. 

Despite the fact that a landslide victory for the opposition was anticipated, Venezuelan authorities released very different results, which show Maduro as the winner with just over 51% of the votes. However, they did not publish a single electoral record to support this result. 

Different is the case of the Venezuelan opposition, whose leaders, María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, were able to gather more than 80% of the voting records. According to their data, they won with more than 65% of the votes.

Only China, Iran, Cuba, Russia and Syria, among others, have recognized Maduro's results, while most Western countries have raised their doubts and even ignored the "official" data;

One of the strongest positions on the matter came from the Milei administration in Argentina. "Argentina will not be an accomplice of fraud in Venezuela and we do not recognize the result. Maduro: RELEASE THE RECORDS," expressed Chancellor Diana Mondino on X. 

Biden's response on the electoral fraud in Venezuela

After almost two days of silence, the Democrat communicated with President da Silva of Brazil to outline a joint strategy on Venezuela. 

"Today, I spoke with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, including the emerging political situation in Venezuela following their presidential election," Biden said on social media. 

"We agree on the need for an immediate release of full, transparent, and detailed voting data at the polling station level by the Venezuelan electoral authorities. And we pledged to remain in close coordination on the issue," he added. 

According to a separate statement released by the White House, the National Security Council pointed out that "there are clear signs that the election results announced by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council do not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people as it was expressed at the ballot box on July 28."

"We are also reviewing other electoral data shared by civil society organizations and the reports of international election monitors. The United States stands on the side of the democratic aspirations of the Venezuela people, including supporting their right to express their views freely and without reprisal," the statement added. 

'The will of the people must be respected'

Harris took to X to speak on the matter, where she added to Biden's statement and took aim at the Maduro regime.

"I echo [President Biden's] call for the immediate release of detailed polling data of the results of the Venezuelan election. Violence, harassment, and threats against peaceful protestors and political actors are unacceptable. The U.S. stands with the Venezuelan people, and the will of the people must be respected," she wrote on X.