U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro.

Speaking in Tokyo on Monday shortly after the announcement was made, Blinken said the U.S. was concerned that the result reflected neither the will nor the votes of the Venezuelan people. He called for election officials to publish the full results transparently and immediately and said the U.S. and the international community would respond accordingly.

  • Samueru@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Venezuela has been a target of US diplomatic aggression since they nationalized their oil.

    Since 1976? Venezuela’s oil was nationalized by Rafael Caldera in that year.

    And yes that Rafael Caldera, the guy Chavez tried to overthrow lmao.

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      5 months ago

      Yes, it may be surprising that US relations with Venezuela began before Chavez, but it’s true