Proof of Edmundo Gonzalez's triumph is presented at the OAS by the Carter Center
The only international observer of the Venezuelan presidential elections presented the original vote tally sheets of the elections.
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
On Wednesday, the Carter Center, the only international observer recognized by Nicolás Maduro's own regime to monitor the presidential election of July 28, presented the original minutes of the elections, which support the claim that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was the real winner, with 67% of the votes against 31% obtained by Maduro.
Jennie K. Lincoln, advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Carter Center, in a session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), announced that the electoral minutes presented have a specific significant QR code, which allowed observers and witnesses to collect data directly from the voting centers. According to Lincoln, this evidence confirms the victory of González Urrutia, despite the fact that the National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by the regime, proclaimed Maduro as the winner for a third six-year term.
Minutes reveal irregularities
Lincoln insisted that the electronic voting system used in Venezuela worked correctly, and that both the CNE, the Armed Forces and the Maduro regime itself must be aware of the actual results. However, to date, the Government has refused to publish the minutes that would officially certify the electoral process.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado, who has remained in hiding since August after denouncing fraud in the elections, celebrated the presentation of this evidence on the social network X, declaring, "The world knows what happened on July 28; now it has the truth in its hands!" Machado has continued to condemn the injustice , as has González Urrutia, who had to request asylum in Spain after being persecuted by the Venezuelan regime.
International reactions and allegations of fraud
During the session, the secretary general of the OAS, Luis Almagro, was forceful in his statements, pointing out that the elections "were neither fair nor free nor transparent." Almagro added that the official result was covered up by a climate of repression, with "torture, assassinations and forced disappearances" marking the weeks following the elections.
Protests inside Venezuela in rejection of Maduro's self-proclaimed victory have left 27 dead, around 200 injured and more than 2,400 detained, according to data from human rights organizations.
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